Irvin, Washington relievers hold Braves to 1 hit in a 2-0 win

ATLANTA (AP) — Jake Irvin held the Braves hitless over five innings before leaving with an injury, and the Washington Nationals defeated Atlanta 2-0 with a combined one-hitter Saturday.

Michael Harris led off the seventh with a clean single to center against Brad Lord for the Braves' only hit. A call that was overturned — and then disputed — put two runners on for Atlanta, but Ozzie Albies popped out, Dominic Smith flied out and Austin Riley fanned to preserve the shutout.

Lord worked three innings before Richard Lovelady turned in a perfect ninth for his fourth save.

Dylan Crews and Jorbit Vivas homered off starter Grant Holmes for the only runs of a game that was delayed 41 minutes in the middle of the second by rain.

It was an unlikely performance by Irvin (2-4), who had not earned a win since his first start on March 29. He bent over and grimaced after his final out in the fifth, went back out in the sixth for warmups, but was lifted without throwing another official pitch.

The nature of his injury wasn't immediately known.

The 29-year-old right-hander walked one and struck out seven during his 80-pitch stint. The Braves didn’t come close to a hit while he was on the mound.

Lord took over in the sixth and retired the first-place Braves in order before Harris broke up the hitless showing. Vivas at third bobbled what could've been a double-play grounder, allowing Harris to reach the bag ahead of the delayed toss.

The Braves challenged and the call was overturned, but a further review of the replay showed shortstop CJ Abrams' right hand appeared to strike Harris in the helmet when the runner's foot popped off the base. Manager Blake Butera came out to dispute the play, but the revised call stood.

It didn't matter. Atlanta couldn't take advantage of the break.

Holmes (3-2) fanned 10 in five innings — the third time in his career he has reached double-digit strikeouts. He escaped a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the third. Luis Garcia Jr. hit a back-to-the-mound grounder that became a 1-2-3 double play, and Holmes hopped off the mound after Jose Tena went down swinging on three pitches.

The series wraps up Sunday with LHP Foster Griffin (5-2, 4.02) going for the Nationals against Braves LHP Martín Pérez (2-2, 2.85). Atlanta will be trying to avoid only its second series loss of the season after splitting the first two games.

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Grounds crew removes water from the tarp in a rain-delayed second inning of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Washington Nationals' Daylen Lile reacts to sliding safe to third base after hitting a triple in the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Braves pitcher Grant Holmes works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Washington Nationals' Daylen Lile slides into third base after hitting a triple in the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Washington Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Teoscar Hernández homered and matched a career high with six RBIs, and Los Angeles’ bullpen extended its streak of scoreless innings to 36 in the Dodgers’ 11-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.

It's the longest shutout streak for a Dodgers bullpen since at least 1901. According to Sportradar, it’s the longest by any major league bullpen since September 2017, when Cleveland relievers threw 39 straight scoreless innings.

Alex Vesia, Kyle Hurt, Tanner Scott and Jonathan Hernández each pitched an inning in relief of starter Roki Sasaki (3-3). Only one of Milwaukee's five hits came in the final seven innings.

The last time the Dodgers bullpen allowed a run was in a 6-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on May 12.

Los Angeles snapped Milwaukee’s four-game winning streak and beat the Brewers in the regular season for the first time since a 7-2 triumph on Aug. 13, 2024. Milwaukee had won nine straight regular-season matchups with the Dodgers, who swept the Brewers in last year’s National League Championship Series.

Hernández hit a three-run homer in the fourth to put Los Angeles ahead for good. He singled home a run in the eighth and had a two-run single in the ninth.

The Dodgers trailed 3-0 before scoring four runs off Robert Gasser (0-1) in the fourth.

Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages started the rally with consecutive doubles. One out later, Kyle Tucker walked. Hernández then sent an 0-2 pitch off the left-field foul pole.

Milwaukee starting pitchers hadn’t allowed any runs in three straight games before the Dodgers broke through against Gasser.

The Dodgers added three runs off DL Hall in the eighth inning and four off Jake Woodford in the ninth.

Brewers pitchers issued a season-high 11 walks, including four to Freeman. It also marked the most runs the Brewers have allowed in a game this year.

Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio hit two doubles. Jake Bauers went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts, ending his 12-game hitting streak. Bauers had reached base safely in 22 straight games.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-4, 3.32 ERA) pitches for Los Angeles and Brandon Sproat (1-2, 5.75) starts for Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Sal Frelick hits a run-scoring single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Robert Gasser throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws to the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández reacts after hitting a three-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández watches his three-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)