Game 6 lineups: Nats at Braves

ATLANTA - For the first time in 2018, the Nationals arrive in the rubber match of a three-game set as they take on the Braves on getaway day.

Today's game follows their first loss of the season, a 13-6 setback Tuesday night against the Braves, highlighted by a pair of three-run shots from Freddie Freeman and Preston Tucker.

The Nats actually hit more home runs in the game (three), including the first of the year for Ryan Zimmerman and the fourth of the season for Bryce Harper.

Right-hander Max Scherzer gets the ball for his second start of the season. He tossed six shutout innings in a 2-0 dispatch of the Reds on opening day. He was 2-2 with a 4.41 ERA in five starts against Atlanta last season.

Nationals manager Davey Martinez always feels good if he has a Cy Young Award winner starting the final game of a series.

"Absolutely," Martinez said. "He gives us a chance to win every time he goes out there and that's always exciting."

The Braves counter with right-hander Mike Foltynewicz, who pitched five innings, allowing three runs (two earned) with seven strikeouts and one walk in a no decision against the Phillies. Foltynewicz is 2-2 with a 5.63 ERA in six career starts versus the Nats.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at ATLANTA BRAVES
Where: SunTrust Park
Gametime: 12:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, MLB.com, XM 185 (Nationals broadcast Internet 869)
Weather: Cloudy, 53 degrees, no precipitation, 49 percent humidity, winds towards right field 13 mph

WASHINGTON NATIONALS
LF Adam Eaton
3B Anthony Rendon
RF Bryce Harper
1B Matt Adams
SS Trea Turner
CF Michael A. Taylor
2B Wilmer Difo
C Pedro Severino
RHP Max Scherzer

ATLANTA BRAVES
CF Ender Inciarte
2B Ozzie Albies
1B Freddie Freeman
RF Nick Markakis
LF Preston Tucker
SS Charlie Culberson
3B Ryan Flaherty
C Carlos Pérez
RHP Mike Foltynewicz