The Nationals travel to Atlanta as a battle for first place in the NL East begins. Tanner Roark and Sean Newcomb pitch game one of the four game series. Roark comes in with a WHIP of 0.99, as he allowed 65 hits plus walks in 65 1/3 innings. He has a great history against the Braves, 7-3 with a 2.77 ERA, including a great start in early April. Newcomb is striking out and walking batters at about the same rate as his rookie year, but he cut his home runs rate nearly in half. That helped reduce his ERA by about one and a half runs.
Aaron Nola pulls a tough assignment for the Phillies as he faces the Dodgers and the return of Clayton Kershaw. It’s been such a good year for pitchers that Nola’s 2.27 ERA ranks 10th in the majors. He only allowed four home run in 71 1/3 innings. Kershaw allowed seven home runs in 44 innings before the injury. Three of those home runs came off the bats of left-handed batters.
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