Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals

Apr 23, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATL	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	7	14	0	10
WSH	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	3

loss:

C. Perezwin: Atlanta Braves logo

J. Ritchie

Game Recap

WASHINGTON -- If you thought JR Ritchie was going to be undone after he surrendered a home run on the first pitch of his Major League career, then you might not have known how the 8-year-old version of himself reacted after the third pitch he ever threw for the Bainbridge...

Scoring Summary

ATLWSH

1
James Wood homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
01
4
Ozzie Albies out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Matt Olson scores. Austin Riley to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
11
4
Michael Harris II singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Austin Riley scores. [1 run]
21
4
CJ Abrams homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
22
7
Wild pitch by pitcher Gus Varland. Drake Baldwin scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. Austin Riley to 2nd. [1 run]
32
7
Ozzie Albies singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Matt Olson scores. Austin Riley scores. [3 runs]
52
7
Michael Harris II doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Ozzie Albies scores. [1 run]
62
9
Ozzie Albies homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
72

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ronald Acuna Jr.RF	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.232
2Drake BaldwinC	1	4	1	0	3	1	0	1	.318
3Matt Olson1B	3	5	2	0	2	0	0	2	.282
4Austin Riley3B	1	4	2	0	2	1	0	3	.222
5Ozzie Albies2B	3	4	2	4	1	0	1	0	.297
6Michael Harris IICF	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.318
Jorge MateoSS	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.304
7Dominic SmithDH	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.362
8Mauricio DubonSS-LF	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	7	.281
9Mike YastrzemskiLF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.195
Eli WhitePH-LF-CF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	.192

TOTAL	14	39	7	6	15	2	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
JR RitchieRHP	7.0	5	2	2	7	2	2	89	2.57
Dylan LeeLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	0.75
Carlos CarrascoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	0.00


TOTAL	9.0	5	2	2	10	2	2	112	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodRF	1	4	1	1	2	0	1	0	.255
2Luis Garcia Jr.1B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.244
Curtis MeadPH-1B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200
3Jose TenaDH	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	.267
4CJ AbramsSS	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.292
5Jacob YoungCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.250
6Daylen LileLF	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.295
7Nasim Nunez2B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.173
8Jorbit Vivas3B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.300
9Keibert RuizC	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191
Joey WiemerPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348
Drew MillasC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171
TOTAL	5	30	2	2	10	2	2	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cade CavalliRHP	5.0	7	2	2	10	0	0	85	4.01
Richard LoveladyLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	3.18
Cionel PerezLHP	0.1	1	3	3	1	2	0	20	8.25
Gus VarlandRHP	0.2	3	1	1	1	0	0	13	3.86
Julian FernandezRHP	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	1	30	2.25
TOTAL	9.0	14	7	7	15	2	1	159	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATLWSH

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to right fielder James Wood. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Matt Olson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nasim Nunez.
00
STRIKEOUT — Austin Riley strikes out swinging, catcher Keibert Ruiz to first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
HOME RUN — James Wood homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
01
GROUNDOUT — Luis Garcia Jr. grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. [1 out]
01
STRIKEOUT — Jose Tena strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
01
FLYOUT — CJ Abrams flies out to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

ATL

WSH

7Runs2

14Hits5

0Errors0

.359Batting Avg.167

39At Bats30

4Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs2

6Runs-Batted-In2

2Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

15Strikeouts10

10Left on Base3

20Total Bases11

Game Details

Thursday, April 23, 2026 · 1:05 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 14,613 (35.3%)

weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: ATL -143

over/under: 9