Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals
· Nationals Park, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 7–2 on Thursday, April 23, 2026 on the road.
Line score
Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals
| Team |
11st inning |
22nd inning |
33rd inning |
44th inning |
55th inning |
66th inning |
77th inning |
88th inning |
99th inning |
RRuns |
HHits |
EErrors |
| Atlanta Braves |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
| Washington Nationals |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
- W: JR Ritchie (1-0)
- L: Cionel Pérez (1-3)
Home runs
- Atlanta Braves: Ozzie Albies (5)
- Washington Nationals: James Wood (10), CJ Abrams (7)
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.
Scoring plays
Every scoring play, Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals, with the score after it (away first)
| Inning |
Team |
Play |
Score |
| Bottom 1st |
Washington Nationals |
James Wood homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. |
0–1 |
| Top 4th |
Atlanta Braves |
Ozzie Albies out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Matt Olson scores. Austin Riley to 3rd. |
1–1 |
| Top 4th |
Atlanta Braves |
Michael Harris II singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Austin Riley scores. |
2–1 |
| Bottom 4th |
Washington Nationals |
CJ Abrams homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. |
2–2 |
| Top 7th |
Atlanta Braves |
Ozzie Albies singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Matt Olson scores. Austin Riley scores. |
5–2 |
| Top 7th |
Atlanta Braves |
Michael Harris II doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Ozzie Albies scores. |
6–2 |
| Top 9th |
Atlanta Braves |
Ozzie Albies homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. |
7–2 |
Box score
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. |
RF |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.232 |
| Drake Baldwin |
C |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
.318 |
| Matt Olson |
1B |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.282 |
| Austin Riley |
3B |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.222 |
| Ozzie Albies |
2B |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
.297 |
| Michael Harris II |
CF |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.318 |
| Substitute: Jorge Mateo |
SS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.304 |
| Dominic Smith |
DH |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.362 |
| Mauricio Dubón |
LF |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.281 |
| Mike Yastrzemski |
LF |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.195 |
| Substitute: Eli White |
CF |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.192 |
| Totals |
39 |
7 |
14 |
6 |
2 |
15 |
|
Atlanta Braves pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| JR Ritchie (W, 1-0) |
7.0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
89 |
2.57 |
| Dylan Lee |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
0.75 |
| Carlos Carrasco |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
0.00 |
Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| James Wood |
RF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
.255 |
| Luis García Jr. |
1B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.244 |
| Substitute: Curtis Mead |
1B |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.200 |
| José Tena |
DH |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.267 |
| CJ Abrams |
SS |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.292 |
| Jacob Young |
CF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.250 |
| Daylen Lile |
LF |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.295 |
| Nasim Nuñez |
2B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.173 |
| Jorbit Vivas |
3B |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.300 |
| Keibert Ruiz |
C |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.191 |
| Substitute: Joey Wiemer |
PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.348 |
| Substitute: Drew Millas |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.171 |
| Totals |
30 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
|
Washington Nationals pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| Cade Cavalli |
5.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
85 |
4.01 |
| Richard Lovelady |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
3.18 |
| Cionel Pérez (L, 1-3) |
0.1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
8.25 |
| Gus Varland |
0.2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
3.86 |
| Julian Fernández |
2.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
30 |
2.25 |
Game info
- Weather
- 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy
- Wind
- 4 mph, In From LF
- First pitch
- 1:05 PM
- Time of game
- 2:32
- Attendance
- 14,613
- Umpires
- Home Plate: Chris Segal, First Base: Erich Bacchus, Second Base: Laz Diaz, Third Base: Brian O'Nora
2026 season series
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
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9
 at Washington Nationals
4
|
Final
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Atlanta Braves
4
at Washington Nationals
11
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Final
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Atlanta Braves
8
at Washington Nationals
6
|
Final
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Atlanta Braves
7
at Washington Nationals
2
|
Final
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Washington Nationals
4
at Atlanta Braves
5
|
Final (11)
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2
at Atlanta Braves
0
|
Final
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Washington Nationals
2
at Atlanta Braves
1
|
Final
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Washington Nationals
4
at Atlanta Braves
5
|
Final
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Washington Nationals
2
at Atlanta Braves
6
|
Final
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Washington Nationals
3
at Atlanta Braves
8
|
Final
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Washington Nationals
2
at Atlanta Braves
4
|
Final
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Atlanta Braves
5
at Washington Nationals
9
|
Final
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Atlanta Braves
9
at Washington Nationals
0
|
Final
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Details |
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