Juan Soto hit a two-run home run in the fifth to break up a 1-1 tie, but Ozzie Albies hit a two-run double in the seventh to knot it back up at 3-3, before Yan Gomes hit a two-out solo HR to center in the eighth to put the Washington Nationals up for good in their second straight win over the Braves in Atlanta’s Truist Park. Final Score: 5-3 Nats.
Lester vs ATL: Jon Lester started in the nightcap of this past Saturday’s doubleheader in the nation’s capital, but he only went four innings in that outing against the Milwaukee Brewers, throwing 74 pitches and giving up five hits and a run.