WASHINGTON (AP) — Austin Riley homered in the seventh inning of a weather-delayed game, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 early Saturday morning to move into a first-place tie in the NL East with Philadelphia.
The announced attendance of 24,812 had noticeably diminished by the time the final out was recorded at 1:19 a.m.
The start of the game was delayed 3 hours, 12 minutes due to severe weather.
Atlanta entered Friday in third place in the NL East, a game behind Philadelphia and a half-game back of the New York Mets.