Washington at Atlanta

Even Max Scherzer couldn't stop the red-hot Atlanta Braves from their relentless march to the playoffs and they won their sixth in a row 10-5 over the Nationals on Friday night. The phenomenal rookie, Ronald Acuna Jr., recorded his first four-hit game and was a homer shy of the cycle. Julio Teheran goes tonight and the Braves have won his last four starts and he has a 2.95 ERA in 18 night games this year. Atlanta has won 11 of Teheran's last 12 starts when he's had six days rest and the Braves have won 11 of his last 16 home starts. By contrast, Washington has lost four of Jeremy Hellickson's last five starts and he's given up 15 runs (12 earned) on 22 hits in 25 1/3 innings since the All-Star break. The Nationals have lost Hellickson's last four road starts. Take the Braves.