The Nationals are on a losing streak against the Braves

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BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals hit the road against the Atlanta Braves in an attempt to snap a five-game skid.

Atlanta is 30-20 overall and 16-8 at home. Braves pitchers have a collective ERA of 3.39, which ranks seventh in the majors.

Washington is 23-28 overall and 13-15 in road games. The Nationals are 16-3 in games when outscoring their opponents.

Monday’s match is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with 25 extra-base hits (10 doubles and 15 home runs). Matt Olson is 11 for 41 with a double, three homers and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

CJ Abrams has nine doubles, four triples and eight homers while hitting .256 for the Nationals. Luis Garcia is 7 for 36 with two homers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 4-6, .243 batting average, 3.47 ERA, led by one run

Nationals: 3-7, .219 batting average, 4.75 ERA, led by 10 runs

INJURIES: Braves: Ronald Acuna Jr.: Daily (knee), AJ Smith-Shawver: 15 day IL (oblique), Austin Riley: Daily (oblique), Tyler Matzek: 15 day IL (elbow), Angel Perdomo: 60 IL days (elbow), Spencer Strider: 15-day IL (right elbow strain), Sean Murphy: 10-day IL (oblique strain)

Nationals: Lane Thomas: 10-day IL (knee), Josiah Gray: 15-day IL (elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60-day IL (elbow), Jose Ferrer: 60-day IL (shoulder), Mason Thompson: 60-day IL ( elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.