September 1, 2026 • 6:45 PM • Nationals Park
Status
Final
Washington Nationals
WSH
9
Atlanta Braves
ATL
5
Washington Nationals
Starter
Atlanta Braves
Starter
Washington Nationals
67-74 (.475)
Div
#4
WC
#8
GB
16.0
Atlanta Braves
82-57 (.590)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
| Stat | Washington Nationals | Atlanta Braves |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .755 | .723 |
| HR | 193 | 176 |
| Runs | 735 | 644 |
| ERA | 4.65 | 3.60 |
| WHIP | 1.38 | 1.25 |
| Strikeouts | 1104 | 1182 |
Washington Nationals
Hitters
Pitchers
Atlanta Braves
Hitters
Pitchers
3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0 ERA
6.2 IP, 9 SO, 1.35 ERA
5.2 IP, 6 SO, 1.588 ERA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| Drake Baldwin (C) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. (RF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Olson (1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Harris II (CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mauricio Dubón (2B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ozzie Albies (DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Riley (3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brewer Hicklen (LF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ha-Seong Kim (SS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Smith-Shawver (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Mederos (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blake Burkhalter (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Suter (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| CJ Abrams (SS) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Crews (RF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brady House (3B) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daylen Lile (LF) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yohandy Morales (DH) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Abimelec Ortiz (1B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrés Chaparro (1B) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Ford (C) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorbit Vivas (2B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasim Nuñez (2B) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Young (CF) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Irvin (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jared Simpson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton Beeter (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Ribalta (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| AJ Smith-Shawver | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Victor Mederos | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Burkhalter | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Suter | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Jake Irvin | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Jared Simpson | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Clayton Beeter | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Ribalta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
top 2 • Home Run • 0-1
Ozzie Albies homers (21) on a fly ball to center field.
bottom 2 • Single • 2-1
CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Harry Ford scores. Jorbit Vivas scores.
bottom 2 • Double • 4-1
Brady House doubles (13) on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. CJ Abrams scores. Dylan Crews scores.
top 3 • Double • 4-2
Drake Baldwin doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Brewer Hicklen scores. Ha-Seong Kim to 3rd.
bottom 3 • Home Run • 5-2
Yohandy Morales homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.
bottom 6 • Sac Fly • 6-2
Brady House out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Jacob Young scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Single • 8-2
Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Nasim Nuñez scores.
top 8 • Double • 8-3
Matt Olson hits a ground-rule double (33) on a line drive to center field.
top 8 • Home Run • 8-5
Michael Harris II homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Matt Olson scores.
bottom 8 • Single • 9-5
Andrés Chaparro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Daylen Lile scores. Yohandy Morales to 3rd.
Recap
WASHINGTON – The FaceTime call informing Yohandy Morales he was being promoted to the Major Leagues may have frozen, but Morales stayed hot at the plate in his debut. Morales smashed a Statcast-projected 407-foot home run off Braves right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver for his first career hit in the third inning
Read recapHighlights
Yohandy Morales, Brady House fuel Nationals’ 9-5 win
Watch highlightCondensed Game: ATL@WSH - 9/1/26
Watch highlightYohandy Morales' first Major League hit is a home run
Watch highlightMichael Harris II's two-run home run (24)
Watch highlightYohandy Morales homers, gets three hits in MLB debut
Watch highlightOzzie Albies' solo home run (21)
Watch highlightBrady House's two-run double
Watch highlightCJ Abrams' two-run single
Watch highlightDrake Baldwin's RBI double
Watch highlightRonald Acuña Jr. scores on a wild pitch in the 8th
Watch highlightAndrés Chaparro's RBI single
Watch highlightJacob Young's RBI single
Watch highlightBrady House lifts sac fly, plates Jacob Young
Watch highlightField View: Yohandy Morales solo home run
Watch highlightYohandy Morales scores on pickoff error in the 7th
Watch highlightHa-Seong Kim's sliding play in the 2nd
Watch highlightAJ Smith-Shawver leaves a pair stranded in the 1st
Watch highlightJared Simpson induces a double play in the 5th
Watch highlightBlake Burkhalter's first K in his MLB debut
Watch highlightJared Simpson's first K in his MLB debut
Watch highlightOrlando Ribalta strikes out Hicklen for the win
Watch highlightJake Irvin strikes out Drake Baldwin
Watch highlightAJ Smith-Shawver strikes out Dylan Crews
Watch highlightBlake Butera discusses the Nationals' 9-5 win
Watch highlightYohandy Morales discusses his MLB debut vs. Braves
Watch highlightJared Simpson’s family on his Major League debut
Watch highlightYohandy Morales’ family on his Major League debut
Watch highlightStrike 2 confirmed after ABS challenge
Watch highlightStrike 2 overturned after ABS challenge
Watch highlightBall 3 confirmed after ABS challenge
Watch highlightOzzie Albies' home run through bat tracking data
Watch highlightThe distance behind Yohandy Morales' home run
Watch highlightAn animated look at Yohandy Morales' home run
Watch highlightBreaking down AJ Smith-Shawver's pitches
Watch highlightBreaking down Jake Irvin's pitches
Watch highlightThe distance behind Michael Harris II's home run
Watch highlightAnalyzing Michael Harris II's home run through bat tracking
Watch highlightThe distance behind Ozzie Albies' home run
Watch highlightStarting lineups for Braves at Nationals - September 1, 2026
Watch highlightBench availability for Washington, September 1 vs Braves
Watch highlighttop 9 • Strikeout • 9-5
Brewer Hicklen strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Strikeout • 9-5
Austin Riley strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Flyout • 9-5
Ozzie Albies flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 9-5
Harry Ford strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Single • 9-5
Andrés Chaparro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Daylen Lile scores. Yohandy Morales to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Single • 8-5
Yohandy Morales singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brewer Hicklen. Daylen Lile to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Walk • 8-5
Daylen Lile walks.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 8-5
Brady House called out on strikes.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 8-5
Dylan Crews strikes out on a foul tip.
top 8 • Flyout • 8-5
Mauricio Dubón flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews.
top 8 • Home Run • 8-5
Michael Harris II homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Matt Olson scores.
top 8 • Double • 8-3
Matt Olson hits a ground-rule double (33) on a line drive to center field.
top 8 • Forceout • 8-2
Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop CJ Abrams to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Drake Baldwin out at 2nd. Ronald Acuña Jr. to 1st.
top 8 • Forceout • 8-2
Drake Baldwin grounds into a force out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to shortstop CJ Abrams. Ha-Seong Kim out at 2nd. Drake Baldwin to 1st.
top 8 • Single • 8-2
Ha-Seong Kim singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 8-2
CJ Abrams strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Single • 8-2
Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Nasim Nuñez scores.
bottom 7 • Walk • 6-2
Jorbit Vivas walks.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 6-2
Harry Ford grounds out softly to first baseman Matt Olson. Yohandy Morales to 3rd.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 6-2
Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Double • 6-2
Yohandy Morales doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Michael Harris II.
top 7 • Strikeout • 6-2
Brewer Hicklen strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Strikeout • 6-2
Austin Riley strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Lineout • 6-2
Ozzie Albies lines out to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 6-2
Daylen Lile strikes out on a foul tip.
bottom 6 • Sac Fly • 6-2
Brady House out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Jacob Young scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Lineout • 5-2
Dylan Crews lines out sharply to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jacob Young to 3rd.
bottom 6 • Walk • 5-2
CJ Abrams walks.
bottom 6 • Single • 5-2
Jacob Young singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II.
top 6 • Lineout • 5-2
Mauricio Dubón lines out to shortstop CJ Abrams.
