This as only the 2nd time the Nationals were shutout all season last night. They had only 2 hits. Look for the bats to wake up this afternoon and Washington to bounce back with a win.

Gonzalez has allowed two earned runs or fewer in 10 of his 11 starts this season and finished his most recent outing carrying the second-best ERA among all NL pitchers.

Atlanta does not play this team very well - with a problem scoring runs vs them this year, with just a 1 run/game vs them in their losses.
Atlanta struggles vs better defenses, and Washington has that in their favor, as they rank 7th in fielding in majors. Washington has an excellent power team - with guys like Bryce Harper hitting the ball like a beast, and Matt Adams hitting his stride on the power side of things. Washington has been playing very good on the road.

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Nationals are 13-4 in their last 17 road games.