Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves, September 1, 2026

BravesATL
5-9
Final
NationalsWSH

September 1, 2026, 6:45 PM ET | Nationals Park

Last 5 Form

Atlanta Braves

3-2

Last 5
W 6-4
vs COL
W 2-1
vs COL
W 3-2
vs COL
L 3-7
vs SF
L 5-9
@ WSH

Washington Nationals

4-1

Last 5
W 9-2
vs MIA
W 5-4
vs MIA
L 2-6
vs MIA
W 6-3
vs MIA
W 9-5
vs ATL

Starting Pitchers

Atlanta Braves

AJ Smith-Shawver headshot
AJ Smith-Shawver
Recorded starter

Washington Nationals

Jake Irvin headshot
Jake Irvin
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 1, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Atlanta Braves82-57.590#1N/A-
Washington Nationals67-74.475#4#816.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Atlanta BravesWashington Nationals
.718
OPS
.744
204
HR
210
742
Runs
821
3.63
ERA
4.67
1.24
WHIP
1.39
1350
Strikeouts by pitchers
1283

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Atlanta Braves

Hitters

Michael Harris II headshot
Michael Harris II

8 H, 3 HR, 8 RBI

Drake Baldwin headshot
Drake Baldwin

8 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Sean Murphy headshot
Sean Murphy

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Victor Mederos headshot
Victor Mederos

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tyler Mahle headshot
Tyler Mahle

6.2 IP, 9 SO, 1.35 ERA

Martín Pérez headshot
Martín Pérez

5.2 IP, 6 SO, 1.59 ERA

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Daylen Lile headshot
Daylen Lile

6 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Brady House headshot
Brady House

6 H, 1 HR, 8 RBI

Dylan Crews headshot
Dylan Crews

3 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli

4.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Erik Tolman headshot
Erik Tolman

4.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Andrew Alvarez headshot
Andrew Alvarez

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Yohandy Morales headshot
Yohandy Morales
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Jake Irvin headshot
Jake Irvin
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Michael Harris II headshot
Michael Harris II
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Washington Nationals 9, Atlanta Braves 5: ATL 8 hits, WSH 12 hits; ATL 1 error, WSH 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Atlanta Braves011000030581
Washington Nationals04100121x9120

Box Score

Batting

Ha-Seong Kim led Atlanta Braves with 3 hits.

Atlanta Braves batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Drake BaldwinC4011010
Ronald Acuña Jr.RF4100020
Matt Olson1B4110010
Michael Harris IICF4112011
Mauricio Dubón2B4000010
Ozzie AlbiesDH4111001
Austin Riley3B4000020
Brewer HicklenLF3110120
Ha-Seong KimSS3030000
Totals345841102

Yohandy Morales led Washington Nationals with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
CJ AbramsSS4122110
Dylan CrewsRF4100120
Brady House3B3013110
Daylen LileLF3100220
Yohandy MoralesDH5231021
Abimelec Ortiz1B3000010
Andrés ChaparroPH/1B2011010
Harry FordC4120110
Jorbit Vivas2B3110100
Nasim NuñezPR/2B0100000
Jacob YoungCF4121010
Totals3591287121

Pitching

AJ Smith-Shawver went 4.0 innings for Atlanta Braves (5 SO, 5 ER); Jake Irvin went 4.0 innings for Washington Nationals (5 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Atlanta Braves
AJ Smith-Shawver4.0655351
Victor Mederos1.0100110
Blake Burkhalter1.0111110
Brent Suter2.0432250
Washington Nationals
Jake Irvin4.0522151
Jared Simpson3.0000030
Clayton Beeter1.0333001
Orlando Ribalta1.0000020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T2

    Home Run Ozzie Albies homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. ATL 1, WSH 0

  • B2

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Harry Ford scores. Jorbit Vivas scores. ATL 1, WSH 2

  • B2

    Double Brady House doubles (13) on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. CJ Abrams scores. Dylan Crews scores. ATL 1, WSH 4

  • T3

    Double Drake Baldwin doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Brewer Hicklen scores. Ha-Seong Kim to 3rd. ATL 2, WSH 4

  • B3

    Home Run Yohandy Morales homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B6

    Sac Fly Brady House out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Jacob Young scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd. ATL 2, WSH 6

  • B7

    Single Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Nasim Nuñez scores. ATL 2, WSH 8

  • T8

    Double Matt Olson hits a ground-rule double (33) on a line drive to center field. ATL 3, WSH 8

  • T8

    Home Run Michael Harris II homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Matt Olson scores. ATL 5, WSH 8

  • B8

    Single Andrés Chaparro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Daylen Lile scores. Yohandy Morales to 3rd. ATL 5, WSH 9

Play-by-Play

All 78 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Brewer Hicklen strikes out swinging. ATL 5, WSH 9

  • T9

    Strikeout Austin Riley strikes out swinging. ATL 5, WSH 9

  • T9

    Flyout Ozzie Albies flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. ATL 5, WSH 9

  • B8

    Strikeout Harry Ford strikes out swinging. ATL 5, WSH 9

  • B8

    Single Andrés Chaparro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Daylen Lile scores. Yohandy Morales to 3rd. ATL 5, WSH 9

  • B8

    Single Yohandy Morales singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brewer Hicklen. Daylen Lile to 2nd. ATL 5, WSH 8

  • B8

    Walk Daylen Lile walks. ATL 5, WSH 8

  • B8

    Strikeout Brady House called out on strikes. ATL 5, WSH 8

  • B8

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out on a foul tip. ATL 5, WSH 8

  • T8

    Flyout Mauricio Dubón flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. ATL 5, WSH 8

  • T8

    Home Run Michael Harris II homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Matt Olson scores. ATL 5, WSH 8

  • T8

    Double Matt Olson hits a ground-rule double (33) on a line drive to center field. ATL 3, WSH 8

  • T8

    Forceout 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. ATL 2, WSH 8

  • T8

    Forceout 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. ATL 2, WSH 8

  • T8

    Single Ha-Seong Kim singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. ATL 2, WSH 8

  • B7

    Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. ATL 2, WSH 8

  • B7

    Single Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Nasim Nuñez scores. ATL 2, WSH 8

  • B7

    Walk Jorbit Vivas walks. ATL 2, WSH 6

  • B7

    Groundout Harry Ford grounds out softly to first baseman Matt Olson. Yohandy Morales to 3rd. ATL 2, WSH 6

  • B7

    Strikeout Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging. ATL 2, WSH 6

  • B7

    Double Yohandy Morales doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 2, WSH 6

  • T7

    Strikeout Brewer Hicklen strikes out swinging. ATL 2, WSH 6

  • T7

    Strikeout Austin Riley strikes out swinging. ATL 2, WSH 6

  • T7

    Lineout Ozzie Albies lines out to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. ATL 2, WSH 6

  • B6

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out on a foul tip. ATL 2, WSH 6

  • B6

    Sac Fly Brady House out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Jacob Young scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd. ATL 2, WSH 6

  • B6

    Lineout Dylan Crews lines out sharply to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jacob Young to 3rd. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B6

    Walk CJ Abrams walks. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B6

    Single Jacob Young singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • T6

    Lineout Mauricio Dubón lines out to shortstop CJ Abrams. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • T6

    Strikeout Michael Harris II called out on strikes. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • T6

    Flyout Matt Olson flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile in foul territory. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B5

    Groundout Jorbit Vivas grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B5

    Single Harry Ford singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Daylen Lile to 2nd. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B5

    Flyout Abimelec Ortiz flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B5

    Strikeout Yohandy Morales strikes out swinging. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B5

    Walk Daylen Lile walks. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • T5

    Flyout Ronald Acuña Jr. flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • T5

    Grounded Into DP Drake Baldwin grounds into a double play, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Brewer Hicklen to 3rd. Ha-Seong Kim out at 2nd. Drake Baldwin out at 1st. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • T5

    Single Ha-Seong Kim singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Brewer Hicklen to 2nd. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • T5

    Single Brewer Hicklen singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B4

    Flyout Brady House flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B4

    Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B4

    Pop Out CJ Abrams pops out to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • T4

    Groundout Austin Riley grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • T4

    Groundout Ozzie Albies grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • T4

    Strikeout Mauricio Dubón strikes out swinging. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B3

    Groundout Jacob Young grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B3

    Groundout Jorbit Vivas grounds out, second baseman Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. Harry Ford to 3rd. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B3

    Single Harry Ford singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brewer Hicklen. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B3

    Strikeout Abimelec Ortiz strikes out swinging. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • B3

    Home Run Yohandy Morales homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. ATL 2, WSH 5

  • T3

    Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. ATL 2, WSH 4

  • T3

    Lineout Matt Olson lines out to second baseman Jorbit Vivas. ATL 2, WSH 4

  • T3

    Strikeout Ronald Acuña Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. ATL 2, WSH 4

  • T3

    Double Drake Baldwin doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Brewer Hicklen scores. Ha-Seong Kim to 3rd. ATL 2, WSH 4

  • T3

    Single Ha-Seong Kim singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Brewer Hicklen to 3rd. ATL 1, WSH 4

  • T3

    Walk Brewer Hicklen walks. ATL 1, WSH 4

  • B2

    Strikeout Daylen Lile called out on strikes. ATL 1, WSH 4

  • B2

    Double Brady House doubles (13) on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. CJ Abrams scores. Dylan Crews scores. ATL 1, WSH 4

  • B2

    Walk Dylan Crews walks. CJ Abrams to 2nd. ATL 1, WSH 2

  • B2

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Harry Ford scores. Jorbit Vivas scores. ATL 1, WSH 2

  • B2

    Strikeout Jacob Young strikes out swinging. ATL 1, WSH 0

  • B2

    Double Jorbit Vivas doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr., deflected by first baseman Matt Olson. Harry Ford to 3rd. ATL 1, WSH 0

  • B2

    Walk Harry Ford walks. ATL 1, WSH 0

  • B2

    Groundout Abimelec Ortiz grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 1, WSH 0

  • T2

    Pop Out Austin Riley pops out to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz in foul territory. ATL 1, WSH 0

  • T2

    Home Run Ozzie Albies homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. ATL 1, WSH 0

  • T2

    Pop Out Mauricio Dubón pops out to third baseman Brady House. ATL 0, WSH 0

  • T2

    Lineout Michael Harris II lines out to center fielder Jacob Young. ATL 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Yohandy Morales strikes out swinging, catcher Drake Baldwin to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Forceout Daylen Lile grounds into a force out, second baseman Mauricio Dubón to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim. CJ Abrams to 3rd. Brady House out at 2nd. Daylen Lile to 1st. ATL 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Walk Brady House walks. ATL 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. ATL 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to third baseman Austin Riley. ATL 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Matt Olson strikes out swinging. ATL 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Ronald Acuña Jr. strikes out swinging. ATL 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging. ATL 0, WSH 0