SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Martín Pérez pitched seven innings of one-hit ball Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, leading the Atlanta Braves to an 8-3 victory over the Washington Nationals at Truist Park.

Pérez struck out six, allowed one hit and no earned runs. He improved to 7-6. Miles Mikolas took the loss, allowing nine hits and four earned runs in six innings, dropping to 3-8. Eddy Yean allowed one hit and struck out two in 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for Washington. Victor Mederos pitched a scoreless inning for Atlanta.

Atlanta built an early lead with two runs in the first and one in the second. The Braves added one in the fourth and broke the game open with four in the seventh. Washington scored all three of its runs in the eighth.

Dominic Smith homered and drove in two runs. Austin Riley went 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Matt Olson and Ronald Acuña Jr. also homered, and Mike Yastrzemski added two hits. CJ Abrams had a two-run single for Washington.

The Braves improved to 66-45. The Nationals fell to 55-57. Attendance was 38,625, and the game lasted 2:24.