Atlanta Braves
18 - 8 .692
F
April 23, 2026, 1:05 PM
Nationals Park
Nationals Park
1500 South Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC, 20003-1507
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Washington Nationals
11 - 15 .423| 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 |
| WAS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
W: JR Ritchie
(W, 1-0)
7.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB
L: Cionel Pérez
(L, 1-3)
0.1 IP, 3 ER, K, 2 BB
Top Performers
Albies
3-4 | HR, K, 4 RBI
Cavalli
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 10 K, 0 BB
Harris II
3-4 | 2B, 2 RBI
Atlanta Braves Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronald Acuña Jr. RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| 2 | Drake Baldwin C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .318 |
| 3 | Matt Olson 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| 4 | Austin Riley 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 |
| 5 | Ozzie Albies 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| 6 | Michael Harris II CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| a- Jorge Mateo SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | |
| 7 | Dominic Smith DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .362 |
| 8 | Mauricio Dubón SS-LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .281 |
| 9 | Mike Yastrzemski LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| Eli White PH-LF-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .275 |
a-Struck out for Yastrzemski in the 6th.
BATTING
2B Olson (11, Cavalli) Riley, A (5, Cavalli) Harris II (3, Varland, G).
HR Albies (5, 9th inning off Fernández, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Acuña Jr. Albies 6 Baldwin, D Harris II 4 Olson 4 Riley, A 2 Smith, Do 2.
RBI Albies 4 (15) Harris II 2 (16).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out White, E 2 Yastrzemski Riley, A.
SAC Smith, Do.
SF Albies.
Team RISP 4-for-11.
Team LOB 10.
BASERUNNING
SB Baldwin, D (1, 2nd base off Fernández, J/Ruiz, K).
FIELDING
DP (Riley, A-Mateo-Olson).
Atlanta Braves Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Ritchie(W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 89 | 54 | 35 | 2.57 |
| Dylan Lee | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.75 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 112 | 70 | 42 | 3.12 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Varland, G.
HBP Smith, Do (by Cavalli).
Pitch timer violations Varland, G (pitcher).
ABS Challenge Baldwin, D 4 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike) Ruiz, K (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Wood (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Ritchie 89-54 Lee, D 13-8 Carrasco 10-8 Cavalli 85-62 Lovelady 11-9 Pérez, C 20-8 Varland, G 13-10 Fernández, J 30-20.
Groundouts-flyouts Ritchie 6-4 Lee, D 1-0 Carrasco 1-0 Cavalli 3-2 Lovelady 2-0 Pérez, C 0-0 Varland, G 0-0 Fernández, J 1-2.
Batters faced Ritchie 26 Lee, D 3 Carrasco 3 Cavalli 23 Lovelady 4 Pérez, C 4 Varland, G 5 Fernández, J 8.
Inherited runners-scored Lovelady 1-0 Varland, G 3-3.
Umpires HP: Chris Segal. 1B: Erich Bacchus. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Brian O'Nora.
Weather 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 4 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 1:05 PM.
T 2:32.
Att 14,613.
Venue Nationals Park.
April 23, 2026