Nationals Will Lead After Five Innings and Shock Braves

The Washington Nationals will be winning after the fifth inning at Nationals Park on September 1, dealing a scare to first-place Atlanta. The Nationals come in 66-74 and will start Jake Irvin, listed 2-8 with a 5.62 ERA, opposite the Braves’ A.J. Smith-Shawver, listed 0-0 with a 5.93 ERA. A Washing…