Nationals vs Braves

Final · Sat May 23 · 4:10 PM ET · Truist Park

Washington NationalsNationals26-27

FinalMay 23, 2026

Atlanta BravesBraves36-17

StreamMLB.TVBravesVisionNationals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

WSH+143

ATL−173

Run line

WSH +1.5−137

ATL −1.5+114

Total O/U

Over 8.5−113

Under 8.5−107

Run line: Nationals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 8.5 (2 runs).

Recap

The Washington Nationals shut out the Atlanta Braves 2-0 at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 23, 2026 to move to 26-27.

The game was played before 35,819.

Score by inning

Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
WSH	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

W: Irvin (2-4) · L: Holmes (3-2) · S: Lovelady (2-2)

Scoring plays

Top 4

WSHHome runCrews homered to left (396 feet).1-0

Top 5

WSHHome runVivas homered to right (364 feet).2-0

Team stats

WSHATL

Hits: 7; 1
Home Runs: 2; 0
Runs Batted In: 2; 0
Walks: 2; 1
Strikeouts: 15; 11
Runners Left On Base: 11; 10
Errors: 1; 0

Player stats

Nationals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
James Wood LF	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	20	.256	.396	.517
Luis Garcia Jr. 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	12	.253	.279	.392
Jose Tena DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	.232	.290	.414
CJ Abrams SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	.293	.384	.545
Dylan Crews RF	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	12	.200	.238	.350
Daylen Lile LF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	20	.267	.320	.443
Jacob Young CF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.281	.373
Nasim Nunez 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	.184	.290	.204
Jorbit Vivas 3B	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	8	.247	.330	.340
Keibert Ruiz C	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	.263	.279	.505

Nationals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Jake Irvin P	5.0	0	1	7	80-52	5.23	80
Brad Lord P	3.0	1	0	3	47-32	2.83	47
Richard Lovelady P	1.0	0	0	1	11-9	2.38	11

Braves · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	H	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Ronald Acuna Jr. RF	0-4	4	0	0	4	22	.247	.356	.363
Michael Harris II CF	1-4	4	1	0	1	14	.294	.319	.508
Matt Olson 1B	0-3	3	0	1	0	18	.263	.343	.546
Ozzie Albies 2B	0-4	4	0	0	1	21	.265	.325	.422
Dominic Smith DH	0-3	3	0	0	2	12	.327	.350	.518
Austin Riley 3B	0-3	3	0	0	2	11	.217	.288	.379
Mauricio Dubon SS	0-3	3	0	0	1	18	.265	.317	.400
Mike Yastrzemski LF	0-2	2	0	0	0	13	.229	.303	.357
Chadwick Tromp C	0-3	3	0	0	0	9	.400	.400	.400

Braves · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Grant Holmes P	5.0	6	2	2	2	10	2	87-58	3.78	87
Dylan Dodd P	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	30-21	1.13	30
Tyler Kinley P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-7	3.57	11

Game info

VenueTruist Park, Atlanta, GA

Attendance35,819

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Ron Kulpa · First Base Umpire: Brock Ballou · Second Base Umpire: Scott Barry · Third Base Umpire: Tom Hanahan

Last and next games

Nationals

Braves

Last game: W 5-4 vs WSHFri May 22
Next game: L 1-2 vs WSHSun May 24
W 9-3 at MIAThu May 21
W 9-1 at MIAWed May 20
W 8-4 at MIATue May 19

Head to head

WSH 4, ATL 9Mon Apr 20
WSH 11, ATL 4Tue Apr 21
WSH 6, ATL 8Wed Apr 22
WSH 2, ATL 7Thu Apr 23
WSH 4, ATL 5Fri May 22

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