SANDY SPRINGS (Interstat) — The Atlanta Braves overcame a three-run deficit and held off the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Thursday night at Truist Park.

The Nationals took the lead with a trio of solo home runs, but the Braves answered with two-run innings in the fifth and sixth. Mike Yastrzemski tied the game with a two-run homer, and Ozzie Albies provided the decisive hit with a two-run single. Raisel Iglesias then closed the door for his 23rd save.

Washington jumped on Atlanta starter Grant Holmes early. Daylen Lile opened the scoring in the second inning, sending a 1-0 pitch over the right-center field wall for his 12th home run. The Nationals extended the lead in the third when Luis García Jr. lined a solo shot to right field, his 23rd of the season. Lile struck again in the fourth, driving the first pitch of the at-bat to center field for his second homer of the night and a 3-0 lead.

The Braves got one back in the bottom of the fourth. Ronald Acuña Jr. drove a 2-0 offering deep to center field for his eighth home run, cutting the deficit to 3-1.

Atlanta’s comeback gained traction in the fifth. Dominic Smith reached on a one-out single to right and advanced to second when right fielder James Wood threw the ball away. Yastrzemski then deposited a 1-1 pitch over the right-field wall for his seventh homer, tying the game at 3. The rally stalled when Jim Jarvis grounded out to end the inning.

The Braves took their first lead in the sixth. Drake Baldwin and Acuña drew consecutive walks off Nationals left-hander Carson Palmquist. Matt Olson flew out to center for the first out, and Michael Harris II grounded out to first, advancing both runners. Albies then lined a single to center, scoring Baldwin and Acuña to put Atlanta ahead 5-3.

Washington answered in the seventh. James Wood walked with one out, and García ripped a triple off the center-field wall, scoring Wood to make it 5-4. But the Nationals could not push the tying run across. Dylan Crews popped out and CJ Abrams grounded out to end the inning.

From there, Atlanta’s bullpen took over. Dylan Lee worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings with one strikeout, Danny Young added a scoreless seventh with one strikeout, and Iglesias struck out two in a perfect ninth inning for his 23rd save. Victor Mederos (1-0) earned the win in relief.

Jake Irvin (2-5) took the loss for Washington, allowing five runs on three hits over five innings with one strikeout. He walked two and hit a batter. Riley Cornelio tossed a scoreless eighth with two strikeouts for the Nationals.

The game featured just four hits for the Braves, but they made them count. Acuña’s homer, Yastrzemski’s two-run shot and Albies’ two-run single accounted for all five Atlanta runs. The Nationals, meanwhile, collected seven hits, including three extra-base hits from García, who finished 3 for 5 with a double, triple and home run. Lile went 2 for 4 with two homers and two RBIs.

Atlanta’s Grant Holmes allowed three runs on five hits over 4 2/3 innings, striking out four. He exited after Lile’s second homer, leaving with the score 3-1 in the fourth. The Braves bullpen combined for four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit.

The Nationals had a chance in the first inning when García doubled with two outs, but Dylan Crews grounded out to end the scoring threat. Washington also put a runner on in the second on José Tena’s one-out single, but he was left stranded. In the fifth, the Nationals loaded the bases on a walk to Nasim Nuñez and a walk to James Wood, but García struck out and Crews struck out swinging to leave two runners on.

Atlanta’s defense turned in a few key plays, including a diving stop by second baseman Albies on a grounder in the third inning to prevent a hit. Harris II also made a running catch in center field to rob the Nationals of an extra-base hit in the fourth.

Jeffrey Springs will start for Atlanta on Friday. Play resumes at 7:20 p.m. local time.

The Nationals, who have lost four of their last six, remain at .500 with a 55-55 record. Atlanta improved to 64-45, the second-best record in the National League.

In the fourth inning, García hit his second extra-base hit of the night, a double off the wall in right-center, but he was left on base when Brady House grounded out. That inning ended the Nationals’ third consecutive scoring frame to begin the game.

The Braves’ two-run sixth inning came after Palmquist had retired the first two batters he faced in that inning. Baldwin’s walk extended the inning, and Acuña followed with another walk before the two-out rally.

Iglesias entered in the ninth and retired Brady House on a groundout and Nasim Nuñez on a groundout before issuing a two-out walk to Wood. García then flew out to right to end the game.

Attendance was announced at 35,418, and the game lasted 2 hours, 21 minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atlanta Braves 7, Washington Nationals 6. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Atlanta with a 61.20 percent probability to win. Atlanta had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 9 went over the over/under line of 9.5.