Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves
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Griffin, Nationals beat Braves 2-1 to give Atlanta its first home series loss of the season
The Braves had won eight straight home series to open the season before losing two of three to Washington. First-place Atlanta fell to 14-2-1 overall in series this season.
Griffin (6-2) struck out six and walked one.
Gus Varland allowed singles to Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley to open the ninth. Richard Lovelady gave up Eli White's grounder that Nuñez mishandled at second base for an error, allowing Albies to score from third base.
Lovelady walked Ha-Seong Kim to load the bases. Orlando Ribalta came in and struck out Chadwick Tromp and got Ronald Acuña Jr. on a weak grounder for his second save.
There was a 22-minute weather delay before the game and steady rain throughout the sixth inning led to another delay of 1:28 in the top of the seventh.
Atlanta left-hander Martín Pérez (2-3) allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings. Right-hander Reynaldo López gave up a run-scoring single to pinch-hitter Luis García Jr. in the eighth.
Before the game, Washington placed right-hander Jake Irvin on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. Left-hander PJ Poulin was recalled from Triple-A Rochester. Irvin threw five hitless innings and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter in the Nationals' 2-0 win on Saturday.
Braves: Following an off day Monday, Atlanta opens a three-game series at Boston on Tuesday night with RHP Spencer Strider (2-0, 3.00) scheduled to start.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Acuña Jr. grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Tromp struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Ribalta relieved Lovelady |
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9th Inning | Kim walked, White to second, Riley to third. |
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9th Inning | White grounded into fielder's choice to second, Albies scored, Riley safe at second on fielding error by second baseman Nuñez. |
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9th Inning | Harris II flied out to right. |
Statistics
 WSH |
 ATL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 6 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 1 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 33 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 16 | Runners Left On Base | 23 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 138 | Pitches | 145 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 2.2 | Runs Created | 1.6 |
| .194 | Batting Average | .182 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .226 | Slugging Percentage | .212 |
| .226 | Secondary Average | .121 |
| .306 | On Base Percentage | .270 |
| .531 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .482 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 2.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.5 |
| 18.0 | Batter Rating | 12.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.83 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.92 |
| .032 | Isolated Power | .030 |
| 0.80 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.38 |
| .111 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .081 |
| .032 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.061 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 70.3 | MLB Rating | 66.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 36,429 | Capacity:
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta |
- | 21 | W2 | 0.6769231 | 44 |
 Philadelphia |
9.5 | 30 | L1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
| Washington |
11 | 32 | W2 | 0.50769234 | 33 |
 Miami |
14 | 35 | W1 | 0.46153846 | 30 |
 New York |
15.5 | 36 | L1 | 0.4375 | 28 |