Braves complete sweep of Nationals with 4‑2 win

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Mike Yastrzemski homered and drove in two runs, and the Atlanta Braves completed a four-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 4-2 victory Sunday afternoon, Aug. 2, at Truist Park.

Dylan Dodd earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief, and Raisel Iglesias worked a perfect ninth for his 24th save. Cade Cavalli took the loss, allowing two earned runs on six hits over six innings with three strikeouts. Atlanta scored a run in the third inning.

Washington took a 2-1 lead in the fourth when Andrés Chaparro was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and James Wood followed with a sacrifice fly. Atlanta tied it in the bottom half, then went ahead in the fifth when Jim Jarvis reached on shortstop CJ Abrams’ throwing error, allowing Austin Riley to score. Yastrzemski’s sacrifice fly in the seventh added an insurance run.

Matt Olson went 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI. Didier Fuentes struck out four over two scoreless innings. The Braves outhit the Nationals 7-4.

Atlanta improved to 67-45, while Washington fell to 55-58. Attendance was 27,143, and the game lasted 2:22.