Washington left-hander Jon Lester (0-0, 0.00) held the Marlins to five hits through five scoreless innings in his season debut. Lester is 7-2 with a 2.30 ERA in 11 career starts against the Braves who counter with left-hander Drew Smyly (0-2, 8.05 ERA) who has had a rough start to the year.

Atlanta has been batting an abysmal .169 against left-handers in 2021, the Nats have hit southpaws hard with a .285 AVG.

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