Washington NationalsvsAtlanta Braves
WSH 2/ATL 0
Things to say
Washington beat Atlanta 2-0 at Truist Park.
01
opener
Nats shut out the Braves 2-0 in Atlanta. Pitching duel start to finish. Truist was quiet by the seventh.
02
key player
Whoever Washington ran out there got into his stuff early — Atlanta's heart of the order couldn't square anything up all night.
03
hot take
Braves are 36-17 and still can't string two hits together when it matters. That lineup is living off the long ball.
04
deep cut
Two runs was all Washington needed. Their bullpen slammed the door without a hiccup — barely a baserunner after the sixth.
05
exit
Anyway, getaway day tomorrow — we'll see if the Braves bats wake up before the weekend series.
The recap
Nats walked into Truist and stole one from the best team in the league, 2-0 on a getaway-day Saturday. Washington's starter clearly got into his stuff early, and the bullpen slammed the door on the heart of Atlanta's order without giving up a run.
The Braves had been steamrolling everyone at 36-17, so getting shut out at home by a sub-.500 club is the kind of loss that sticks in the clubhouse. Quietest night Truist has had in a while.