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April 21, 2026 · NL East

Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals

April 21, 2026Nationals ParkClear 62°F · 9 mph, Out To CF
AWAY
Atlanta Braves
16-8
4
vs
HOME
Washington Nationals
11-13
11

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Jacob Young Jacob Young singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. James Wood scores. Luis García Jr. to 3rd. Jacob Young to 2nd. ATL 0, WSH 1
B1 Daylen Lile Daylen Lile walks. Luis García Jr. scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. CJ Abrams to 2nd. ATL 0, WSH 2
B1 Nasim Nuñez Nasim Nuñez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Jacob Young scores. CJ Abrams to 3rd. Daylen Lile to 2nd. ATL 0, WSH 3
T2 Michael Harris II Michael Harris II doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Mauricio Dubón scores. ATL 1, WSH 3
B2 James Wood James Wood homers (8) on a line drive to left center field. ATL 1, WSH 4
T3 Drake Baldwin Drake Baldwin homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. ATL 2, WSH 4
T5 Eli White Eli White homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. ATL 3, WSH 4
B5 Luis García Jr. Luis García Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Brady House scores. James Wood to 2nd. ATL 3, WSH 5
B7 Luis García Jr. Luis García Jr. doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Curtis Mead scores. Drew Millas scores. James Wood to 3rd. ATL 3, WSH 7
B7 Jacob Young Jacob Young grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. James Wood scores. Luis García Jr. to 3rd. ATL 3, WSH 8
T8 Austin Riley Austin Riley grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. Drake Baldwin scores. Matt Olson to 2nd. ATL 4, WSH 8
B8 Curtis Mead Curtis Mead homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Nasim Nuñez scores. Brady House scores. ATL 4, WSH 11

Box score

  123456789 R
ATL 011010010 4
WSH 310010330 11

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Braves AWAY 4

Braves opened with Reynaldo López, then turned the bulk of the game over to José Suarez. Out of the bullpen, Ian Hamilton took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Reynaldo López Opener 1.0 58 4 1 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Reynaldo López threw
    CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 55% 5.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 33 57% 2 8 7 11 5
    Slider 15 26% 1 1 3 8 2
    Curveball 7 12% 0 0 1 6 0
    Changeup 3 5% 0 0 0 3 0
  • José Suarez Bulk 3.0 59 0 4 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Dylan Dodd Middle 1.0 17 1 2
  • Aaron Bummer Reliever 1.0 10 0 1
  • Ian Hamilton Reliever 1.0 31 3 1
  • Joel Payamps Reliever 1.0 26 3 1
Nationals HOME 11

Foster Griffin started for Nationals, leaving with a 5–3 lead. Out of the bullpen, Cionel Pérez took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Foster Griffin Starter 6.0 96 3 3 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Foster Griffin threw
    CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 50% 4.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Cutter 21 22% 1 5 4 8 3
    Sinker 19 20% 3 2 5 6 3
    Changeup 15 16% 1 4 2 6 2
    Splitter 13 14% 1 0 2 6 4
    Sweeper 12 13% 1 2 2 3 4
    Four-Seam Fastball 10 10% 1 2 4 1 2
    Curveball 6 6% 0 1 2 1 2
  • Gus Varland Setup 1.0 13 0 1 HLD
  • Cionel Pérez Reliever 1.0 25 1 0
  • Clayton Beeter Middle 1.0 19 0 2

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 1st · off López
  • Young 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · ATL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .242 .352 .352 .704
Drake Baldwin DH 4 2 1 1 1 2 .310 .378 .530 .908 HR (6)
Ozzie Albies 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .333 .441 .774
Matt Olson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .352 .564 .916
Austin Riley 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 .231 .320 .374 .694
Mauricio Dubón SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .313 .360 .475 .835 2B
Michael Harris II CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .329 .468 .797 2B
Jonah Heim C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333 .633 2B
Mike Yastrzemski LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .197 .288 .268 .556
Eli White LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .208 .231 .375 .606 HR (1)
HOME · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
James Wood RF 2 3 1 1 4 0 .242 .390 .558 .948 HR (8)
Luis García Jr. 1B 5 1 4 3 0 0 .247 .284 .364 .648 2B, SB
Jacob Young CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 .254 .293 .394 .687
CJ Abrams SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 .296 .420 .556 .976
Daylen Lile LF 3 0 0 1 2 0 .276 .330 .398 .728
Nasim Nuñez 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 .181 .280 .194 .474 2 SB
Brady House 3B 2 2 1 0 1 1 .241 .290 .356 .646 SB
Curtis Mead DH 2 2 1 3 1 1 .217 .294 .478 .772 HR (3)
Drew Millas C 5 1 1 0 0 3 .171 .244 .220 .464
Jorbit Vivas 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .302 .426 .349 .775
José Tena DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .357 .333 .690

Pitching lines

AWAY · ATL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Reynaldo López 1.0 5 4 4 3 1 1 58 3.74 L
José Suarez 3.0 0 0 0 4 4 0 59 5.02
Dylan Dodd 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 17 2.25
Aaron Bummer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.05
Ian Hamilton 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 0 31 27.00
Joel Payamps 1.0 1 3 3 2 1 1 26 8.44
HOME · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Foster Griffin 6.0 5 3 3 1 3 2 96 3.38 W
Gus Varland 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.12 HLD
Cionel Pérez 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 25 6.17
Clayton Beeter 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.48

Manager comparison

AWAY · ATL
Walt Weiss
Walt Weiss
Lineup 2.3 R Bunts 0.0 R IBBs 0.5 R
HOME · WSH
Blake Butera
Blake Butera
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.9 R

Recent form

AWAY · ATL
3-6 L2 -21 run diff
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HOME · WSH
6-4 W1 +8 run diff
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Season series: 0-1 with ATL listed first across 1 prior meeting.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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