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September 1, 2026 · NL East

Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals

September 1, 2026Nationals ParkClear 95°F · 7 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
Atlanta Braves
82-57
5
vs
HOME
Washington Nationals
67-74
9

Game Highlights

Published September 1, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T2 Ozzie Albies Ozzie Albies homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. ATL 1, WSH 0
B2 CJ Abrams CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Harry Ford scores. Jorbit Vivas scores. ATL 1, WSH 2
B2 Brady House 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 Drake Baldwin 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 Yohandy Morales Yohandy Morales homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. ATL 2, WSH 5
B6 Brady House 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 Jacob Young Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Nasim Nuñez scores. ATL 2, WSH 8
T8 Matt Olson Matt Olson hits a ground-rule double (33) on a line drive to center field. ATL 3, WSH 8
T8 Michael Harris II Michael Harris II homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Matt Olson scores. ATL 5, WSH 8
B8 Andrés Chaparro Andrés Chaparro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Daylen Lile scores. Yohandy Morales to 3rd. ATL 5, WSH 9

Box score

  123456789 R
ATL 011000030 5
WSH 041001210 9

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Braves AWAY 5

AJ Smith-Shawver started for Braves, leaving trailing 2–5. Out of the bullpen, Brent Suter took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • AJ Smith-Shawver Starter 4.0 86 5 5 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what AJ Smith-Shawver threw
    CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 52% 4.1 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Splitter 35 41% 11 3 8 6 7
    Four-Seam Fastball 27 31% 1 5 9 8 4
    Sinker 10 12% 1 1 1 6 1
    Slider 7 8% 1 0 0 5 1
    Curveball 7 8% 2 1 0 4 0
  • Victor Mederos Middle 1.0 18 0 1
  • Blake Burkhalter Middle 1.0 23 1 1
  • Brent Suter Long 2.0 50 3 5
Nationals HOME 9

Jake Irvin started for Nationals, leaving with a 5–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Clayton Beeter took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jake Irvin Starter 4.0 86 2 5
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jake Irvin threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 67% 4.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 38 44% 4 4 10 12 8
    Curveball 15 17% 1 4 5 5 0
    Sinker 10 12% 0 3 4 2 1
    Cutter 9 10% 1 1 2 5 0
    Sweeper 8 9% 1 1 4 0 2
    Changeup 6 7% 0 0 0 5 1
  • Jared Simpson Middle 3.0 34 0 3 W inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Clayton Beeter Middle 1.0 17 3 0
  • Orlando Ribalta Setup 1.0 8 0 2

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 2nd · off Smith-Shawver
  • Abrams 1B (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · ATL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Drake Baldwin C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .279 .357 .456 .813 2B
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 .238 .341 .404 .745
Matt Olson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .256 .331 .523 .854 2B
Michael Harris II CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .296 .323 .506 .829 HR (24)
Mauricio Dubón 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .311 .383 .694
Ozzie Albies DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .254 .309 .416 .725 HR (21)
Austin Riley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .220 .293 .359 .652
Brewer Hicklen LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 .364 .481 .545 1.026
Ha-Seong Kim SS 3 0 3 0 0 0 .112 .202 .112 .314
HOME · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
CJ Abrams SS 4 1 2 2 1 1 .269 .346 .506 .852 SB
Dylan Crews RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 .218 .288 .359 .647
Brady House 3B 3 0 1 3 1 1 .242 .305 .405 .710 2B
Daylen Lile LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 .255 .310 .440 .750 SB
Yohandy Morales DH 5 2 3 1 0 2 .600 .600 1.400 2.000 HR (1), 2B
Andrés Chaparro 1B 2 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .358 .507 .865
Harry Ford C 4 1 2 0 1 1 .205 .318 .397 .715 SB
Jacob Young CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .249 .316 .394 .710
Abimelec Ortiz 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .253 .411 .664
Jorbit Vivas 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .242 .337 .328 .665 2B

Pitching lines

AWAY · ATL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
AJ Smith-Shawver 4.0 6 5 5 3 5 1 86 7.13 L
Victor Mederos 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.93
Blake Burkhalter 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 23 9.00
Brent Suter 2.0 4 3 2 2 5 0 50 3.73
HOME · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jake Irvin 4.0 5 2 2 1 5 1 86 5.57
Jared Simpson 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 34 0.00 W
Clayton Beeter 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 17 3.97
Orlando Ribalta 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 3.77

Manager comparison

AWAY · ATL
Walt Weiss
Walt Weiss
Lineup 4.2 R Bunts 1.3 R IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · WSH
Blake Butera
Blake Butera
Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.6 R IBBs 2.4 R

Recent form

AWAY · ATL
7-3 W3 +12 run diff
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HOME · WSH
6-4 L1 +4 run diff
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Season series: 1-1 with ATL listed first across 2 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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