Monday, April 20, 2026
Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals
ATL
Atlanta Braves
15-7 · W5
WSH
Washington Nationals
10-12 · W1
Atlanta Braves beat Washington Nationals 9-4 at Nationals Park. Bryce Elder earned the win; Jake Irvin took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| WSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
Jacob Young singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Brady House scores. CJ Abrams scores. Daylen Lile to 3rd.
Matt Olson homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Drake Baldwin scores.
Daylen Lile homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.
Drake Baldwin doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores.
Ozzie Albies singles on a fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Drake Baldwin scores. Austin Riley to 2nd.
Michael Harris II singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Austin Riley scores. Ozzie Albies to 3rd.
Dominic Smith grounds into a force out, pitcher Brad Lord to shortstop CJ Abrams. Ozzie Albies scores. Michael Harris II out at 2nd. Dominic Smith to 1st.
Jacob Young reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Austin Riley. CJ Abrams scores. Jacob Young to 2nd.
Eli White singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Luis García Jr. Jorge Mateo scores. Mike Yastrzemski to 2nd.
Matt Olson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jacob Young. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Eli White to 3rd.
Key Performers
Matt Olson
ATL
1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Daylen Lile
WSH
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Drake Baldwin
ATL
2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
Jacob Young
WSH
1-4, 2 RBI
Batting
| ATL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Harris II CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jorge Mateo SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Drake Baldwin C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Matt Olson 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dominic Smith DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Eli White RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ozzie Albies 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Austin Riley 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady House 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| CJ Abrams SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nasim Nuñez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Drew Millas C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Daylen Lile LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| José Tena DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| James Wood RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jacob Young CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Pitching
| ATL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elder (W, 3-1) | 6.2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 98-57 | 1.50 |
| Bummer (H, 3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 4.76 |
| Kinley (H, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15-11 | 0.90 |
| Payamps | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-8 | 4.15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvin, J (L, 1-3) | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 68-43 | 6.00 |
| Poulin (BS, 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 4.97 |
| Lord | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37-26 | 4.42 |
| Fernández, Jul | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29-14 | 18.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 |