Thursday, April 23, 2026
Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals
ATL
Atlanta Braves
17-8 · W1
WSH
Washington Nationals
11-14 · L1
Atlanta Braves beat Washington Nationals 7-2 at Nationals Park. JR Ritchie earned the win; Cionel Pérez took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| WSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
James Wood homers (10) on a fly ball to right field.
Ozzie Albies out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Matt Olson scores. Austin Riley to 3rd.
Michael Harris II singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Austin Riley scores.
CJ Abrams homers (7) on a fly ball to center field.
Ozzie Albies singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Matt Olson scores. Austin Riley scores.
Michael Harris II doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Ozzie Albies scores.
Ozzie Albies homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field.
Key Performers
Ozzie Albies
ATL
3-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
CJ Abrams
WSH
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
James Wood
WSH
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Michael Harris II
ATL
3-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Batting
| ATL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Harris II CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jorge Mateo SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mauricio Dubón LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Drake Baldwin C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Matt Olson 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dominic Smith DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Eli White CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ozzie Albies 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Austin Riley 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Abrams SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nasim Nuñez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Drew Millas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jorbit Vivas 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Joey Wiemer PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Curtis Mead 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Daylen Lile LF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| José Tena DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| James Wood RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jacob Young CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Pitching
| ATL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie (W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 89-54 | 2.57 |
| Lee, D | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13-8 | 0.75 |
| Carrasco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalli | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 85-62 | 4.01 |
| Lovelady | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-9 | 3.18 |
| Pérez, C (L, 1-3) | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20-8 | 8.25 |
| Varland, G | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13-10 | 3.86 |
| Fernández, J | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30-20 | 6.75 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 |