SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — The Atlanta Braves rallied from a two-run deficit in the 10th inning and walked off with a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals in 11 innings Friday night at Truist Park.

CJ Abrams homered and drove in three runs for Washington, but Chadwick Tromp’s sharp line-drive single to center field in the bottom of the 11th brought home the winning run for Atlanta. The victory extended the Braves’ lead in the National League East, improving their record to 36-16, while the Nationals fell to 25-27.

Washington took a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning when Curtis Mead launched his fifth home run of the season to left-center field. The Nationals added another run in the eighth inning when Abrams smashed his 11th homer of the season to right-center, making it 2-0.

The Braves had tied the game in the seventh inning. Michael Harris II singled, moved to second on a walk to Austin Riley and scored on a single by Dominic Smith. Ha-Seong Kim then dropped a bunt single that plated Riley, evening the score at 2-2.

Both teams went scoreless in the eighth and ninth innings, sending the game to extra innings.

In the top of the 10th, the Nationals appeared to take control. Andrés Chaparro walked and came around to score on a triple by Abrams that also brought home James Wood, giving Washington a 4-2 lead.

But the Braves answered immediately in the bottom half. Tromp singled to center, scoring Kim. Ronald Acuña Jr. walked, and Mauricio Dubón singled to center, plating Tromp to tie the game at 4-4. The Braves had runners on first and second with one out, but reliever Paxton Schultz worked out of further trouble, forcing a flyout and a groundout to send the game to the 11th.

In the top of the 11th, Washington went quietly. Jorbit Vivas struck out swinging, Drew Millas flied out and Nasim Nuñez struck out swinging to end the threat.

The bottom of the 11th started with Eli White reaching on a walk. Dominic Smith flied out, and Ha-Seong Kim struck out. But Tromp delivered the decisive blow, ripping a single to center field that easily scored White from second base, giving Atlanta the walk-off win.

Tyler Kinley earned the victory for Atlanta, improving to 4-2 on the season. He pitched a scoreless 10th and returned for the 11th, facing just one batter before the winning run crossed. Schultz took the loss, falling to 0-2.

Miles Mikolas started for Washington and turned in a solid outing, pitching five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out three without walking a batter. Atlanta starter Bryce Elder allowed two runs on five hits over six innings, striking out two and walking one.

Abrams finished 2-for-5 with a home run, a triple and three RBIs. Mead also had two hits, including the solo homer. For Atlanta, Tromp had two hits and drove in two runs, including the game-winner. Dubón contributed two hits and an RBI.

The Nationals collected 10 hits to Atlanta’s 11. Washington committed no errors, while Atlanta played error-free baseball.

The game drew 36,082 fans and lasted 3 hours, 13 minutes.

Friday’s outcome continued a recent trend of close games between the two clubs. In their previous four head-to-head meetings earlier this season, all played in Washington from April 20-23, the Braves won three of four, including a 7-2 victory, an 8-6 win and a 9-4 triumph, while the Nationals took an 11-4 decision.

The win was Atlanta’s fifth straight overall. The Braves swept a three-game series at Miami earlier this week, outscoring the Marlins 26-8. Washington came into the game having lost two of three to the New York Mets, splitting the series with a 2-1 loss Thursday and an 8-4 win Wednesday.

The Nationals have struggled on the road this season, but their pitching kept them in the game Friday. Besides Mikolas’ five shutout innings, the bullpen of Richard Lovelady and Clayton Beeter each contributed scoreless frames before the late-inning drama.

The most critical stretch came in the bottom of the 10th, when the Braves, down to their final three outs, tied the game and nearly won it. The sequence began with Tromp’s single, followed by Acuña’s walk and Dubón’s game-tying single. After a flyout and a walk to Ozzie Albies, the Braves had the bases loaded with one out. But Michael Harris II popped out in foul territory and Eli White grounded out to shortstop, prolonging the game.

The top of the 10th featured Washington’s biggest offensive inning of the game. After a leadoff walk to Chaparro, Mead flied out. Then Abrams tripled to right field, clearing the bases and giving the Nationals a two-run cushion. But they could not add more, as Dylan Crews and Daylen Lile both popped out.

Atlanta’s winning rally in the 11th began with a walk to White, who advanced to second on Smith’s flyout. After Kim struck out, Tromp ended it with his sharp liner.

The two teams will meet again Saturday afternoon as the series continues. Washington then heads to Cleveland for a three-game set, while Atlanta travels to Boston for three games.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atlanta 7, Washington 6, and the ELO system gave Atlanta a 68.50 percent probability to win. Atlanta was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5.