Washington NationalsvsAtlanta Braves
WSH 4/ATL 5
Things to say
Braves walked it off 5-4 over the Nationals in 11 innings at Truist Park.
01
opener
Braves squeaked one out 5-4 in extras last night. Eleven innings against the Nats. Truist was rocking by the end.
02
key player
Whoever Atlanta sent up in the 11th earned his paycheck — that's the kind of at-bat that flips a series.
03
hot take
Nats hung with a 36-win team into the eleventh and nobody's talking about it. That bullpen's better than the record says.
04
deep cut
Washington's manager went to the pen a hair early in the eighth and you could see the lineup turn over twice on tired arms.
05
exit
Anyway — Braves are 36-16 now, gonna be tough to catch in the East. Curious who they run out there next.
The recap
Braves walked it off in the 11th to edge Washington 5-4, and that's now 36-16 on the year — they just keep finding ways. Game was a grinder, tied late, and you could feel the bullpen getting thin on both sides by the time we hit extras.
No box-score heroes jumping off the page here, just a getaway-day slog that Atlanta refused to lose at home. Nationals drop another close one and slip back under .500.