Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals Game Thread: April 23

Regardless of what occurs in Thursday’s collection finale at Washington, the Atlanta Braves will nonetheless haven’t misplaced a collection this season.

Having received two of the primary three video games of the four-game street set, Atlanta is assured at worst a break up. But a win would imply a fifth straight collection victory, a 6-1 street journey and pushing one other division foe additional beneath .500, nearer to the (*23*) and Phillies (nonetheless astonishing, by the way in which).

To try to accomplish that, the Braves are turning to former first-round decide JR Ritchie, whose decide was acquired within the commerce that despatched Drew Waters to Kansas City. After a sensational begin to the season in Triple-A, this shall be fairly a litmus take a look at to see the place Ritchie is at in his growth in opposition to a surprisingly robust Nationals lineup.