Truist Park is the site where the Atlanta Braves (64-45) will meet the Washington Nationals (55-55) on Saturday. The line on this contest has the Nationals at +126 while the Braves are at -152. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Miles Mikolas and Reynaldo Lopez.

For the Braves to acquire high-end talent at the MLB trade deadline, they'll need to part with exciting young players.

Many viewers who tuned in for Thursday night’s Major League Baseball game between the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves were surprised to see who was in the ESPN broadcast booth. Karl Ravech had the play-by-play duties alongside color commentator Eduardo Pérez.

Despite being laid off by ESPN, Karl Ravech will still call some MLB games and is expected to provide play-by-play for Little League World Series.

Just last week, ESPN drew attention after laying off more than 10 employees, including longtime anchor and broadcaster Karl Ravech after 33 years with the network.However, viewers noticed Ravech on Thursday night’s ESPN broadcast of the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals alongside Eduardo Perez.

A recent Atlanta Braves player has been released by the Cincinnati Reds. He has spent part of three seasons in the MLB.

Braves option AJ Smith-Shawver after Mets doubleheader

Follow our live updates as the New York Mets play a split-admission doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday at Citi Field.