Washington at Atlanta

Washington has won 12 of its last 16 games and eight of the last nine meetings with Atlanta, including a three-game sweep earlier this month. Atlanta has lost seven of its last nine games and are 24-48 at home while the Nationals are 41-31 on the road. Max Scherzer is 16-7 with a 2.78 ERA and the Nationals have won his last six starts, including a 3-0 win over Philadelphia on Saturday when the right-hander allowed no runs and four hits in 6 2/3 innings. Scherzer is 10-4 on the road and 3-0 overall against the Braves this year. Washington has won 36 of the last 52 meetings and it has won 20 of Scherzer's last 27 starts against NL East teams. John Gant makes his seventh start for the Braves and in his last two outings, Gant has given up seven runs (four earned) and nine hits in 9 2/3 innings. Gant has a 5.14 ERA at home this season. Take the Nationals.