— CJ Abrams hit a home run, Jake Irvin gave up one run and two hits in six innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Wednesday night.
— Michael Harris II hit two of Atlanta's four home runs and the Braves had 15 hits in a 12-0 rout of the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night, despite losing starter Reynaldo López to a shoulder injury after one inning.
— Jared Jones cruised through seven innings, striking out nine, as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Sunday for a split of the four-game series.
— Ildemaro Vargas hit a two-run double off Aroldis Chapman in Washington’s four-run ninth inning, and the Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6 on Saturday night for a doubleheader sweep.
— DJ Herz pitched five hitless innings and fellow rookie Dylan Crews homered, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Saturday in the opener of a split doubleheader.
— A game between the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed Friday night because of rain in the forecast.