The Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves will be battling it out tonight at Turner Field in Atlanta  on Friday, May 31 at 7:30 PM ET. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of this game and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

As the Nationals try to close the gap on the NL East-leading Braves. To do so, they'll need consistency from their ace pitcher, Stephen Strasburg, who has certainly delivered good performances over his past three starts.

Strasburg will be facing the Braves tonight when the struggling Nationals open a three-game series with the Braves on Friday night.

Washington (27-27), finds itself 5 1/2 games behind Atlanta (32-21). A three-game sweep of the Braves would cut the lead down to 2 ½ games.

The right-handed Strasburg has gone 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA in his last three starts after posting an 0-5 record and 3.61 ERA during the previous seven outings. He has allowed three earned runs in his past four games.

"My fastball command has gotten a little better as the season has gone on, and I've gotten more comfortable out of the stretch," Strasburg told the team's official website. "It's all about making adjustments. Sometimes you're not going to start the year where you want to be, but it's all about how you end the season."

The Braves are coming off their most impressive offensive display of the season, pounding out 16 hits in an 11-3 victory over Toronto. The outburst came after manager Fredi Gonzalez shuffled the lineup, sitting the struggling trio of Dan Uggla, Jason Heyward andB.J. Upton, who are all hitting below .200.

Ramiro Pena, Jordan Schafer and Evan Gattis capitalized on the opportunity, combining for eight hits, seven runs and six RBIs -- four from Pena.

"We'll see," Gonzalez said of staying with the changes. "The guys played well. One thing you always want to do is put your best team out there."

Uggla and Heyward may be back in the lineup due in large part to their success against Strasburg. Uggla is 11 for 23 with two homers off him, while Heyward is 7 for 14.

Gattis, however, hit a two-run shot off Strasburg in a 3-1 win April 13.

Julio Teheran (3-1, 3.67) has gone 3-1 with a 2.23 ERA in his last six starts after compiling a 7.31 ERA in his first three outings.

The rookie right-hander has been particularly impressive over his last two starts, going 1-0 with a 1.20 ERA.

"He's getting better and he's more in the zone," catcher Gerald Laird told the team's official website. "He's getting confidence in pitching to halves of the plate. I'm not afraid to call certain pitches that I was timid to call earlier in the year."