mlb Game Recap
Atlanta vs Washington Final: 5-3 - Recap
Atlanta moneyline bettors cashed on Wednesday courtesy of a 5-3 win against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.
Bettors who backed the Braves were rewarded as -132 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 9.
Max Fried earned the victory for the Braves, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 1, and allowing 4 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Marcell Ozuna in the win.
Washington got a 2-inning outing from Paolo Espino in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Yan Gomes had 2 hits in the loss for the Nationals.
The battle of the bats favored Washington as they had 5 hits, while Atlanta only had 6.
The game was closed out by Will Smith who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.