Braves blank Nationals 9‑0 behind Acuña, Murphy homers

WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Sean Murphy drove in four runs and Ronald Acuña Jr. added three RBIs, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 9-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday at Nationals Park.

Murphy hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and singled in another run in the ninth. Acuña hit a three-run shot in the seventh. Austin Riley contributed two RBIs. Atlanta totaled 11 hits while Washington managed two.

Elieser Hernández earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit. Grant Holmes struck out one over three hitless innings. Riley Cornelio took the loss for Washington. Brad Lord struck out six and surrendered two hits in 3 1/3 innings for the Nationals.

The Braves scored three runs in the sixth, three in the seventh, two in the eighth and one in the ninth. The loss dropped the Nationals to 67-75. Atlanta improved to 83-57. Attendance was 15,248 and the game took 2:31.