Washington Nationals (11-16, third in the NL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (11-15, fourth in the AL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jake Irvin (1-3, 6.00 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); White Sox: Noah Schultz (1-1, 3.86 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 10 strikeouts) LINE: White Sox -142, Nationals +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals enter the matchup with the Chicago White Sox after losing three in a row. The White Sox are 11-15 overall and 4-6 at home.

The Atlanta Braves held their breath Monday night as Ronald Acuña Jr. exited the game after being hit by a pitch for the second time. Acuña left in the sixth inning of Atlanta’s matchup against the Washington Nationals after being struck on the left hand by a 91 mph fastball from Nationals starter Jake Irvin. The incident marked the second time Acuña had been hit by Irvin in the game.

The Washington Nationals now rank among the best pitching staffs through spring training after beating the Miami Marlins, 1-0.

Mitchell Parker and Andrew Alvarez were among the notable cuts in the fourth batch for the Washington Nationals, while an intriguing prospect is set to start on Saturday.