WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Brady House drove in three runs and CJ Abrams added two hits and two RBIs as the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Tuesday night at Nationals Park.

Washington grabbed a 4-1 lead in the second, with Abrams’ two-run single and House’s two-run double. Yohandy Morales homered in the third. House added a sacrifice fly in the sixth, Jacob Young had an RBI single in the seventh, and Andrés Chaparro singled home a run in the eighth.

Jake Irvin started for Washington, allowing five hits and two earned runs in four innings with five strikeouts. Orlando Ribalta struck out two in a scoreless inning.

For Atlanta, Ozzie Albies homered in the second, Drake Baldwin doubled in a run in the third, and Michael Harris II hit a two-run homer in the eighth. Brent Suter allowed two runs over two innings with five strikeouts. AJ Smith-Shawver was the losing pitcher.

Atlanta fell to 82-57, while Washington improved to 67-74. Attendance was 18,975; time of game was 2:43.