Atlanta at Washington

Atlanta is hitting their stride having won four of six including taking 2 of 3 against the hot Mets. Washington has been hot too but Atlanta enters this game with the strong pitching advantage. John Smoltz is coming off a four hit shutout performance against Sand Diego. Against Washington, he's got a 2.50 ERA. He's 23-6 as a favorite over hte past two seasons. And, the Atlanta bullpen is well rested and performing well. Attlanta is also scoring 6.5 runs per game on the road this season. Bravos here.