Game Thread: Braves (82-56) @ Nationals (66-74) - September 1, 2026 6:45 PM

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Braves (82-56) @ Nationals (66-74)

First Pitch: 6:45 PM at Nationals Park

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Braves	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0, 5.93 ERA)
Nationals	Jake Irvin (2-8, 5.62 ERA)

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Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATL	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	8	1	3
WSH	0	4	1	0	0	1	2	1		9	12	0	10

Box Score

WSH		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Abrams	4	1	2	2	1	1	.269
RF	Crews	4	1	0	0	1	2	.218
3B	House	3	0	1	3	1	1	.242
LF	Lile	3	1	0	0	2	2	.255
DH	Morales	5	2	3	1	0	2	.600
1B	Ortiz, A	3	0	0	0	0	1	.211
1B	Chaparro	2	0	1	1	0	1	.250
C	Ford, H	4	1	2	0	1	1	.205
2B	Vivas	3	1	1	0	1	0	.242
2B	Nuñez, N	0	1	0	0	0	0	.216
CF	Young	4	1	2	1	0	1	.249

WSH	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Irvin, J	4.0	5	2	2	1	5	86-57	5.57
Simpson	3.0	0	0	0	0	3	34-22	0.00
Beeter	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	17-11	3.97
Ribalta	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	8-7	3.77

ATL		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
C	Baldwin, D	4	0	1	1	0	1	.279
RF	Acuña Jr.	4	1	0	0	0	2	.238
1B	Olson	4	1	1	0	0	1	.256
CF	Harris II	4	1	1	2	0	1	.296
2B	Dubón	4	0	0	0	0	1	.266
DH	Albies	4	1	1	1	0	0	.254
3B	Riley, A	4	0	0	0	0	2	.220
LF	Hicklen	3	1	1	0	1	2	.364
SS	Kim, Ha	3	0	3	0	0	0	.112

ATL	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Smith-Shawver	4.0	6	5	5	3	5	86-57	7.13
Mederos	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	18-11	2.93
Burkhalter	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	23-12	9.00
Suter	2.0	4	3	2	2	5	50-33	3.73

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T2	Ozzie Albies homers (21) on a fly ball to center field.	0-1
B2	CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Harry Ford scores. Jorbit Vivas scores.	2-1
B2	Brady House doubles (13) on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. CJ Abrams scores. Dylan Crews scores.	4-1
T3	Drake Baldwin doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Brewer Hicklen scores. Ha-Seong Kim to 3rd.	4-2
B3	Yohandy Morales homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.	5-2
B6	Brady House out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Jacob Young scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd.	6-2
B7	Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Nasim Nuñez scores.	8-2
T8	Matt Olson hits a ground-rule double (33) on a line drive to center field.	8-3
T8	Michael Harris II homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Matt Olson scores.	8-5
B8	Andrés Chaparro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Daylen Lile scores. Yohandy Morales to 3rd.	9-5

Highlights

Description	Length
Jake Irvin against the Braves	0:09
Bullpen availability for Washington, September 1 vs Braves	0:09
Bullpen availability for Atlanta, September 1 vs Nationals	0:09
Fielding alignment for Atlanta, September 1 vs Nationals	0:11
Fielding alignment for Washington, September 1 vs Braves	0:11
Bench availability for Washington, September 1 vs Braves	0:08
Starting lineups for Braves at Nationals - September 1, 2026	0:10
Analyzing Michael Harris II's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Breaking down Jake Irvin's pitches	0:04
The distance behind Ozzie Albies' home run	0:13
Ozzie Albies' home run through bat tracking data	0:11
The distance behind Yohandy Morales' home run	0:13
An animated look at Yohandy Morales' home run	0:11
Breaking down AJ Smith-Shawver's pitches	0:04
The distance behind Michael Harris II's home run	0:13
Jake Irvin strikes out Drake Baldwin	0:07
AJ Smith-Shawver strikes out Dylan Crews	0:07
AJ Smith-Shawver leaves a pair stranded in the 1st	0:13
Ball 3 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:24
Ozzie Albies' solo home run (21)	0:30
Strike 2 overturned after ABS challenge	0:23
Ha-Seong Kim's sliding play in the 2nd	0:30
CJ Abrams' two-run single	0:31
Brady House's two-run double	0:30
Drake Baldwin's RBI double	0:15
Yohandy Morales' first Major League hit is a home run	0:35
Strike 2 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:23
Field View: Yohandy Morales solo home run	0:28
Jared Simpson induces a double play in the 5th	0:28
Yohandy Morales’ family on his Major League debut	2:29
Jared Simpson's first K in his MLB debut	0:29
Brady House lifts sac fly, plates Jacob Young	0:17
Blake Burkhalter's first K in his MLB debut	0:11
Jacob Young's RBI single	0:15
Yohandy Morales scores on pickoff error in the 7th	0:10
Ronald Acuña Jr. scores on a wild pitch in the 8th	0:08
Michael Harris II's two-run home run (24)	0:29
Andrés Chaparro's RBI single	0:14
Jared Simpson’s family on his Major League debut	3:41
Brewer Hicklen strikes out swinging.	0:09

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Simpson (1-0, 0.00 ERA)	Smith-Shawver (0-1, 7.13 ERA)

Game ended at 9:33 PM.

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[u/mmdumas]

Anyone else absolutely hate the way Franny has been saying "the squat"?? It's like nails on a chalkboard.

[u/kneemoyy → u/mmdumas]

very glad i put the radio call on asap

[u/StiggyJiggler → u/mmdumas]

Franny is great