MLB · 2026

Washington Nationals4th NL East - .472 pct vTue 1 Sep, 6:45 PM EDT Atlanta Braves1st NL East - .583 pct

Match resultWashington 45%Atlanta 55%

What this game means

The two ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 1% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 6 points in the Division race.

Atlanta Braves
Playoffs98%
Division79%
Pennantseason odds11%
World Seriesseason odds6%
Byeseason odds20%
Washington winDivisionAtlanta Braves79%78%▼ -1
Atlanta winDivisionAtlanta Braves79%84%▲ +5

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

NL East · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify