The Braves will try to win this weekend series outright against the Nationals at 7:10 p.m. ET on Fox SportSouth. Alex Wood starts for Atlanta against Taylor Jordan.
BRAVES STARTING LINEUP
Jason Heyward - RF
B.J. Upton - CF
Freddie Freeman - 1B
Chris Johnson - 3B
Justin Upton - LF
Dan Uggla - 2B
Evan Gattis - C
Andrelton Simmons - SS
Alex Wood - P
NATIONALS STARTING LINEUP
Anthony Rendon - 2B
Nate McLouth - RF
Ryan Zimmerman - 3B
Adam LaRoche - 1B
Ian Desmond - SS
Bryce Harper - CF
Kevin Frandsen - LF
Sandy Leon - C
Taylor Jordan - P
Washington placed Denard Span on the 7-day DL for a concussion sustained in a collision with Dan Uggla yesterday. The team recalled infielder Steve Souza and pitcher Blake Treinen and option reliever Aaron Barrett to the minors. Jayson Werth is also out of the lineup with a groin injury.
Jordan's pitch outcomes - career
Pitch Type | Count | Foul/Swing | Whiff/Swing | GB/BIP | LD/BIP | FB/BIP | PU/BIP | GB/FB | HR/(FB+LD) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fourseam | 193 | 40.00 | 10.00 | 62.16 | 21.62 | 13.51 | 2.70 | 460.00 | 7.69 |
Sinker | 326 | 33.09 | 10.07 | 54.32 | 27.16 | 13.58 | 4.94 | 400.00 | 3.03 |
Change | 160 | 25.27 | 37.36 | 51.43 | 20.00 | 22.86 | 5.71 | 225.00 | 6.67 |
Slider | 178 | 30.84 | 32.71 | 57.50 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 7.50 | 287.50 | 0.00 |