Braves vs. Nationals Probable Starting Pitchers Today - September 21

Ozzie Albies will try to collect his 100th RBI of the year (he has 99) when his Atlanta Braves (97-55) play the Washington Nationals (68-85) at 7:05 PM ET on Thursday.

The probable starters are Max Fried (7-1) for the Braves and Jake Irvin (3-6) for the Nationals.

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Braves vs. Nationals Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023
• Time: 7:05 PM ET
• TV: MASN
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Venue: Nationals Park
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• Probable Pitchers: Fried - ATL (7-1, 2.64 ERA) vs Irvin - WSH (3-6, 4.41 ERA)

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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Max Fried

• The Braves will hand the ball to Fried (7-1) for his 14th start of the season.
• The left-hander's last start was on Tuesday, Sept. 12, when he tossed five innings while giving up one earned run on four hits in a matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.
• The 29-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with an ERA of 2.64, a 4.29 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.172.
• He has six quality starts in 13 chances this season.
• Fried has pitched five or more innings in six straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• He has five appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 13 chances this season.

Max Fried vs. Nationals

• The Nationals rank 21st in MLB with 659 runs scored this season. They have a .253 batting average this campaign with 143 home runs (29th in the league).
• The left-hander has allowed the Nationals to go 4-for-12 with a double and an RBI in 3 1/3 innings this season.

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Nationals Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Jake Irvin

• Irvin (3-6 with a 4.41 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 118 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Nationals, his 24th of the season.
• In his last appearance on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, the righty threw 4 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while surrendering three hits.
• The 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.41, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 23 games this season. Opposing batters have a .248 batting average against him.
• Irvin is trying to record his ninth quality start of the season in this outing.
• Irvin has put up 15 starts this campaign that he pitched five or more innings.
• In two of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.

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