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Atlanta Braves 5, Washington Nationals 9

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:45 PM ET · Nationals ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 1, 9:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score55
Atlanta Braves
94–68 · 1st NL East · T-Score 55
5
5–9
FINAL
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 51
9
T-Score51
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherNationalsIrvin leads Smith-Shawver in P-Score (40 vs 27), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
BullpenBravesAtlanta owns a 3.43 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Washington's 4.82.
Recent formBravesAtlanta has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
Plate disciplineNationalsWashington has drawn 489 walks this season, 89 more than Atlanta.

Starting pitchers

ATL
AJ Smith-Shawver RHP
AJ Smith-Shawver
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.93
216th
WHIP
1.61
202nd
K/9
6.59
128th
BB/9
5.27
205th
P-Score27i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.66
215th
OPS/R
–
IP
13.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.93
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 3)
DAYS
REST
6
WSH
Jake Irvin RHP
Jake Irvin
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.62
188th
WHIP
1.40
158th
K/9
9.04
58th
BB/9
4.30
183rd
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.54
197th
OPS/R
–
IP
81.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.40
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Irvin strikes out 2.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Irvin allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.40 WHIP compared with 1.61.
·Smith-Shawver allows the lower home-run rate: 0.66 vs 1.54 per nine.
·Smith-Shawver carries a 7.82 road ERA, compared with Irvin's 6.58 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSmith-ShawverIrvinNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 3 GS4.80 ERA, 3 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Smith-Shawver arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam38%96.0
Splitter38%82.8
Curveball8%75.2
Sinker7%94.9
Slider6%83.4
Cutter2%89.0
Irvin arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam31%93.2
Curveball23%77.7
Sinker19%92.1
Cutter11%89.4
Sweeper9%82.1
Changeup8%85.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Braves vs RHP (Jake Irvin)
11th
in MLB
0.730OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Nationals vs RHP (AJ Smith-Shawver)
10th
in MLB
0.731OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Atlanta BravesOfficial lineupvs RHP Jake Irvin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Irvin (BvP)
1Drake BaldwinLC79.81725.8881-for-5Very small sample
2Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF73.79620.8173-for-8Very small sample
3Matt OlsonL1B81.82341.8231-for-2Very small sample
4Michael Harris IILCF75.81226.8301-for-2Very small sample
5Mauricio DubónRLF55.72012.7430-for-2Very small sample
6Ozzie AlbiesS2B53.68522.6571-for-2Very small sample
7Austin RileyR3B59.65419.6513-for-13Small sample
8Brewer HicklenRRF—.7680.750No MLB historyNo history
9Ha-Seong KimRSS20.3590.4521-for-3Very small sample
1Drake Baldwin C · L.284 / .817 · 25 HRvs hand .888 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample79H-Score2Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255 / .796 · 20 HRvs hand .817 · 3-for-8 · Very small sample73H-Score3Matt Olson 1B · L.251 / .823 · 41 HRvs hand .823 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample81H-Score4Michael Harris II CF · L.294 / .812 · 26 HRvs hand .830 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample75H-Score5Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276 / .720 · 12 HRvs hand .743 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample55H-Score6Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237 / .685 · 22 HRvs hand .657 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample53H-Score7Austin Riley 3B · R.219 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .651 · 3-for-13 · Small sample59H-Score8Brewer Hicklen RF · R.256 / .768 · 0 HRvs hand .750 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Ha-Seong Kim SS · R.116 / .359 · 0 HRvs hand .452 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample20H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Smith-Shawver (BvP)
1CJ AbramsLSS71.83333.8842-for-7Very small sample
2Dylan CrewsRRF52.66313.600No MLB historyNo history
3Brady HouseR3B56.71010.586No MLB historyNo history
4Daylen LileLLF61.72522.778No MLB historyNo history
5Yohandy MoralesR1B—.8514.923No MLB historyNo history
6Abimelec OrtizL1B37.5725.586No MLB historyNo history
7Harry FordRC43.6643.492No MLB historyNo history
8Jorbit VivasL3B41.6533.663No MLB historyNo history
9Jacob YoungRCF52.70810.6690-for-2Very small sample
1CJ Abrams SS · L.261 / .833 · 33 HRvs hand .884 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample71H-Score2Dylan Crews RF · R.223 / .663 · 13 HRvs hand .600 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score3Brady House 3B · R.247 / .710 · 10 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score4Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score5Yohandy Morales 1B · R.255 / .851 · 4 HRvs hand .923 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.188 / .572 · 5 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score7Harry Ford C · R.190 / .664 · 3 HRvs hand .492 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238 / .653 · 3 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Jacob Young CF · R.252 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .669 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample52H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseATLATL·WSHWSH
AVG.246 12th.246 11th
OPS.718 16th.744 3rd
Home runs204 9th210 6th
Runs742 8th821 3rd
OBP.309 28th.321 8th
SLG.409 6th.423 3rd
PitchingATLATL·WSHWSH
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.63vs4.67
ATLWSH
WHIP1.24vs1.39
ATLWSH
K/98.4vs8.0
ATLWSH
HR Allowed185vs218
ATLWSH
BullpenATLATL·WSHWSH
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.43vs4.82
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.22vs1.44
no league rank
Saves49vs42
ATLWSH
ResultsATLATL·WSHWSH
+35910th
Run differential
+3984th
94–68 Record77–85
7–3 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Atlanta Braves (7–3)
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
Washington Nationals (5–5)
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
9—4
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Braves?+
AJ Smith-Shawver (5.93 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Jake Irvin (5.62 ERA, 2–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:45 PM ET at Nationals Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Braves and Nationals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Nationals 4–9 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
AJ Smith-Shawver is at 27; Jake Irvin is at 40. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.