Braves Hit 4 solo HRs, Beat Nats Early Saturday Morning

Atlanta Braves’ Dansby Swanson, right, celebrates his home run with third base coach Ron Washington during the ninth inning of the team’s baseball game against the Washington Nationals early Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Washington. The Braves won 4-2. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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.