Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves

MLB

Nationals

59-72

5-1

Final

Braves

70-60

Truist Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
WSH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	5
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

Who won: Nationals 5-1

The Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Truist Park. The Braves win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Braves 3-0 in the 7th inning. CJ Abrams went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Nationals. Matt Olson went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Braves.

Recap · Aug 25

DJ Herz and CJ Abrams help the Nationals knock off the Braves 5-1

DJ Herz struck out eight in five sparkling innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

What it means

Season series: ATL wins series 2-1.
Nationals 29-39 on the road; Braves 36-28 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Nationals4th in NL East

Drew Millas C
Finger, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Ken Waldichuk RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Matt Waldron RP
Chest, Inflammation
60-Day-IL
Orlando Ribalta RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
PJ Poulin RP
Forearm, Strain, left
60-Day-IL

Braves1st in NL East

Tyler Mahle SP
Abdomen, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Bryce Elder SP
Knee, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Joe Jimenez RP
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Martin Perez SP
Back, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Reynaldo Lopez RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Nationals4th in NL East

DJ Herz SP

Probable starter · 4-9, 4.16 ERA, 106 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1CJ AbramsSS
2James WoodLF
3Luis Garcia Jr.2B
4Andres Chaparro1B
5Jose Tena3B
6Keibert RuizDH
7Joey GalloRF
8Drew MillasC
9Jacob YoungCF

Braves1st in NL East

Reynaldo Lopez SP

Probable starter · 8-5, 1.99 ERA, 148 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Michael Harris IICF
2Jorge SolerRF
3Marcell OzunaDH
4Matt Olson1B
5Ramon LaureanoLF
6Whit Merrifield2B
7Gio Urshela3B
8Sean MurphyC
9Orlando ArciaSS

The series

ATL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Braves 4, Nationals 2 (Aug 24)

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Game info

Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia · Attendance 32,327
Officials: Ramon De Jesus (Home Plate Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (First Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Second Base Umpire), John Bacon (Third Base Umpire)