Michael Harris II will try to continue his hot hitting on Wednesday afternoon when the Atlanta Braves go for their 11th straight win and a sweep of a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals.
The Braves (75-83) have their first double-digit winning streak since winning 14 straight in June 2022. It is the longest active streak in the major leagues.
The Nationals (64-94) have lost nine of 12 meetings with Atlanta this season.
"I think it's important that we don't have a team that's going to cash it in and play the string out," Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. "These guys are out there like we're trying to fight our way into the playoffs, and you can't ask for anything more than that."
Harris has been a big part of the surge. He hit two home runs on Tuesday in Atlant