Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves

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Pérez and Miles Mikolas made for an uneven matchup on paper, and it played out that way on the field. Mikolas (3-8, 5.67 ERA) has been running on fumes for Washington most of the year, while Pérez (7-6, 3.24) carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning before Brady House finally broke it up with a clean single.

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Nationals(55-57)

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3

+1.5-127+156o9.5-106

Braves(66-45)

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8

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Postgame

The case cashed clean. Pérez didn't just outpitch Mikolas, he nearly no-hit Washington outright, and Acuña and Olson's back-to-back first-inning bombs erased any doubt before the sixth out. The López scratch we flagged as a risk never mattered — his replacement was the best player on the field.

Pregame

Atlanta's the pick here and it's not close. López has been sharp in back-to-back outings and the Braves have won 3 straight over this exact opponent, while Mikolas still hasn't turned in a quality start all year. Washington's price reflects real doubt, and rightly so.

Reynaldo López was scratched just 35 minutes before first pitch with knee inflammation, which meant Pérez got the ball on short notice — and he made the most of it, working 7 innings on only 78 pitches with 6 strikeouts. Atlanta's rotation is already stretched thin with Spencer Strider and Spencer Schwellenbach both out on the 60-day IL, so length like that from a fill-in takes real pressure off a taxed bullpen.

Miles Mikolas

(3-9)·5.82 ERA

Jul 26 vs Diamondbacks

ND

4.0IP

3ER

1K

1BB

63P

08/01 Lineup

Martín Pérez

(8-6)·2.96 ERA

Jul 27 @ Mets

ND

5.0IP

3ER

4K

1BB

87P

08/01 Lineup

Washington's night unraveled fast. Ronald Acuña Jr. and Matt Olson went back-to-back in the first inning, Dominic Smith added a 403-foot blast in the fourth, and by the time the Nationals finally got a hit off Pérez, the game was already decided. Atlanta's now won 4 straight and hasn't dropped a game to Washington all series.

The finale capped off a full series sweep for the Braves, who've simply owned this matchup the last three days. Washington's bullpen, already down Mitchell Parker and Richard Lovelady for the year, had no answer once Pérez left in the seventh, and the Nationals' four-game skid is starting to look like a real slide rather than a blip.

Washington Nationals

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Aug 1L@ Braves3-8

Jul 31L@ Braves2-6

Jul 30L@ Braves4-5

Jul 29Lvs Blue Jays2-5

Jul 28Wvs Blue Jays8-6

Atlanta Braves

(66-45)

Aug 1Wvs Nationals8-3

Jul 31Wvs Nationals6-2

Jul 30Wvs Nationals5-4

Jul 29W@ Mets1-0

Jul 29L@ Mets2-3

None of it changes the standings picture much — Atlanta was never in doubt as the better team in this series — but it's another data point in a season where the Braves keep finding secondary contributors to step up while their front-line names rehab. Washington, meanwhile, needs Mikolas to find whatever version of himself showed up in May, because right now the rotation behind him is thin and getting thinner.

Washington Nationals

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• 10-Day-ILDrew Millas (C) — Milias went 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Red Sox.07/15
• 15-Day-ILBrad Lord (RP) — Lord (side) will throw a live batting practice session Wednesday, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.07/24
• 15-Day-ILPJ Poulin (RP) — Poulin will serve as the opening pitcher in Saturday's game against the Yankees, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.07/19
• 60-Day-ILMitchell Parker (RP) — Parker underwent elbow ligament repair surgery with an internal brace Wednesday, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.07/30
• 60-Day-ILRichard Lovelady (RP) — Lovelady (triceps) began a throwing program shortly after landing on the injured list June 29 and had thrown off flat ground out to 60 feet as recently as July 3, MLB.com reports.07/19
• 60-Day-ILDJ Herz (SP) — Herz (elbow) was diagnosed Monday with a left flexor strain, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.06/22
• 60-Day-ILKen Waldichuk (RP) — Waldichuk (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery and an internal brace procedure April 21 and is hopeful to return to game action at some point early in the 2027 season, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.06/11
• 60-Day-ILJosiah Gray (SP) — Gray (elbow) has resumed a throwing program, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.05/08

Atlanta Braves

(9)

• Day-To-DayReynaldo Lopez (RP) — Lopez didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Orioles, allowing five hits and a walk across 5.2 scoreless innings. He struck out six.08/01
• 10-Day-ILHa-Seong Kim (SS) — Kim (finger) has gone 7-for-31 (.226) with four doubles, three steals, three runs and three RBI over his last nine games for Triple-A Gwinnett.07/30
• 15-Day-ILRobert Suarez (RP) — Suarez (elbow) played catch on the field at Truist Park on Friday, Harrison Smajovits of SI.com reports.07/17
• suspensionJurickson Profar (LF) — Profar will miss the full 2026 season after the appeal of his 162-game PED suspension was denied Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILSpencer Schwellenbach (SP) — Schwellenbach (elbow) will likely throw a few more bullpen sessions before being cleared to face live hitters, and he hasn't yet regained his full velocity, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.08/01
• 60-Day-ILSean Murphy (C) — Murphy (finger) has five hits over his last two games for Triple-A Gwinnett.07/30
• 60-Day-ILSpencer Strider (SP) — Strider (elbow) will have a follow-up appointment with Dr. Keith Meister next week and may also be scheduled for an MRI, Chad Bishop of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILJoe Jimenez (RP) — Atlanta manager Walt Weiss revealed Wednesday that Jimenez underwent another surgery on his left knee 3-to-4 weeks ago, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.05/13
• 60-Day-ILJoey Wentz (RP) — Atlanta placed Wentz (knee) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08