ATLANTA — Raisel Iglesias recovered quickly from a rare mistake in what has been a dominant run during a strong season for the Atlanta Braves closer.
The Washington Nationals never got a chance to make up for their late stumble Friday night.
Luke Williams scored from third base on shortstop CJ Abrams’ throwing error with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Braves won for the fifth time in six games, beating the Nationals 3-2 to open a three-game series between National League East Division clubs at Truist Park.
Iglesias (3-1) pitched two innings, struck out three batters and earned the win. He extended his streak of consecutive batters retired to 38 with a perfect ninth before it ended in the 10th when he hit Jacob Young with a pitch to start the inning. He then retired the next three batters to bring the Braves back to the plate.
“It is amazing what he is doing,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “Efficiency, situations. He did the same thing on the road, which is almost impossible to do. He’s probably the greatest team player I’ve ever been around. His stuff is just so good.”