WASHINGTON — Ozzie Albies homered for the fourth straight game, Dansby Swanson had two homers and six RBIs, and the surging Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 12-2 on Saturday night.
Albies' 22nd homer of the season – a two-run shot off struggling Nationals starter Patrick Corbin (6-12) in the fifth inning - landed in the Washington bullpen in left-center field. Atlanta has won nine of 11 and kept pace at the top of the NL East standings with the Philadelphia Phillies, who beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 earlier in the day.
Washington is going in the opposite direction.