Atlanta Sale will take the mound Friday against the Nationals

Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals

Washington; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Chris Sale (8-1, 3.06 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Nationals: Jake Irvin (3-5, 3.39 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Braves -207, Nationals +171; over/under = 8 races

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals will look to end their four-game slide when they take on the Atlanta Braves.

Washington is 27-35 overall and 10-17 in home games. The Nationals are 12-25 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Atlanta is 35-25 overall and 16-13 on the road. The Braves are 26-3 in games when outscoring their opponents.

Friday’s game is the sixth time these teams have met this season. The Nationals lead 3-2 in the seasonal series.

TOP PERFORMERS: CJ Abrams leads Washington with 10 homers while hitting .456. Lane Thomas is 9 for 39 with two homers and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with a .312 batting average and has 12 doubles, 18 home runs, 28 walks and 55 RBIs. Jarred Kelenic is 10-for-31 with three RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 3-7, .234 batting average, 4.45 ERA, led by 14 runs

Braves: 5-5, .213 batting average, 4.55 ERA, led by eight runs

INJURIES: Nationals: Trevor Williams: 15-day IL (shoulder), Josiah Gray: 15-day IL (elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60-day IL (elbow), Jose Ferrer: 60-day IL (shoulder), Mason Thompson : IL 60 days (elbow)

Braves: Jarred Kelenic: Everyday (wrist), Tyler Matzek: 60 days IL (elbow), Alex Jordan Minter: 15 days IL (hip), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 10 days IL (knee), AJ Smith-Shawver: IL of 15 days (oblique), Angel Perdomo: IL of 60 days (elbow), Spencer Strider: IL of 15 days (sprained right elbow)