Austin Riley homered in support of Kyle Wright who allowed three runs over seven innings in a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals. Atlanta improves to a season-high 16 games above .500 at 51-35. They will try to complete a three-game sweep Sunday with Ian Anderson facing off against Paolo Espino.
Braves superlatives:
Ronald Acuña Jr. 2-3, R, BB
Austin Riley: 2-3, R, BB, 2 RBI
Travis d’Arnaud: 2-4, R
Eddie Rosario: 2-3
Wright (W, 10-4): 7 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Smith (H, 10): 1 IP, 2 H, 2 K
Minter (S, 3): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 K