Ronald Acuña Jr. plays designated hitter after a bone bruise in his left thumb, while Mauricio Dubón returns to the two-hole and Ha-Seong Kim is back at shortstop. Eli White replaces Acuña in right field and hits seventh, and Sandy León catches and bats ninth. The Braves’ prior experience against Nationals starter Foster Griffin is limited, with active players going 4-for-18, including a double by Dubón and a home run by White. Washington counters left-handed starter Martín Pérez by shifting from left-handed hitters to right-handed options, with Curtis Mead batting second and Andrés Chaparro batting third. The Nationals have gone 4-for-16 against Pérez, with Abrams contributing half the hits and Wood homering off Pérez in a prior relief appearance. Washington has struck out five times and drawn no walks against Pérez.
"The Nationals will replace a pair of lefty hitters (Jose Tena at first and Jorbit Vivas at third) with righties (Andres Chaparro at first and Curtis Mead at third) against left-handed Braves starter Martín Pérez. Mead is hitting second and Chaparro is hitting third, sandwiched between James Wood and CJ Abrams in the top four spots of the lineup."
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