Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitch- Run line: Braves −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 9 (14 runs).
Recap
The Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 at Nationals Park in Washington on Apr 22, 2026 to move to 17-8.
The Braves came back from 3 runs down, trailing 4-1 in the Bottom 1. The Nationals scored 4 runs in the first inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| WSH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
W: Lee (1-0) · L: Littell (0-3) · S: Suarez (2-0)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- ATLHome runBaldwin homered to right center (391 feet).1-0
Bottom 1
- WSHHome runLile homered to center (407 feet), Wood scored and García Jr. scored.1-3
- WSHDoubleVivas doubled to right, Young scored.1-4
Top 2
- ATLHome runHarris II homered to right (414 feet), Albies scored.3-4
- ATLSacrifice flyAcuña Jr. hit sacrifice fly to right, Yastrzemski scored.4-4
Top 3
- ATLHome runHarris II homered to left center (394 feet).5-4
Top 4
- ATLHome runOlson homered to right (376 feet), Heim scored and Acuña Jr. scored.8-4
Bottom 6
- WSHHome runWiemer homered to left center (395 feet).8-5
- WSHHome runWood homered to left center (413 feet).8-6
Team stats
- Hits
- 8
- 11
- Home Runs
- 4
- 3
- Runs Batted In
- 8
- 6
- Walks
- 3
- 3
- Strikeouts
- 1
- 12
- Runners Left On Base
- 7
- 24
- Errors
- 1
- 1
Player stats
Braves · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Acuna Jr. RF | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .234 | .345 | .340 |
| Drake Baldwin DH | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .320 | .391 | .563 |
| Matt Olson 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .265 | .348 | .582 |
| Austin Riley 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .221 | .308 | .358 |
| Ozzie Albies 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .278 | .330 | .433 |
| Michael Harris II CF | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .296 | .337 | .543 |
| Mauricio Dubon SS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .298 | .344 | .452 |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .200 | .286 | .267 |
| Jonah Heim C | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .233 | .324 | .333 |
Braves · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didier Fuentes P | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 74-53 | 6.43 | 74 |
| Martin Perez P | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 52-33 | 2.70 | 52 |
| Dylan Lee P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.82 | 13 |
| Tyler Kinley P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19-10 | 0.82 | 19 |
| Robert Suarez P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 0.84 | 8 |
Nationals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood RF | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .255 | .407 | .592 |
| Luis Garcia Jr. 1B | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .253 | .289 | .367 |
| Curtis Mead 1B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .204 | .278 | .449 |
| Brady House 3B | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .239 | .286 | .348 |
| CJ Abrams SS | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .291 | .410 | .535 |
| Daylen Lile LF | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .282 | .333 | .437 |
| Jacob Young CF | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .263 | .300 | .395 |
| Jorbit Vivas 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .298 | .414 | .362 |
| Jose Tena DH | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .293 | .341 | .317 |
| Joey Wiemer DH | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .356 | .442 | .644 |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .200 | .229 | .333 |
Nationals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Littell P | 6.0 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 96-62 | 7.56 | 96 |
| Mitchell Parker P | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-16 | 3.86 | 23 |
| Julian Fernandez P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 0.00 | 12 |
Game info
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- Last game: W 11-4 vs ATLTue Apr 21
- Next game: L 2-7 vs ATLThu Apr 23
- L 4-9 vs ATLMon Apr 20
- W 3-0 vs SFSun Apr 19
- L 6-7 vs SFSat Apr 18
Head to head
- ATL 9, WSH 4Mon Apr 20
- ATL 4, WSH 11Tue Apr 21
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