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July 31, 2026 · NL East

Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves

July 31, 2026Truist ParkClear 89°F · 3 mph, R To L
AWAY
Washington Nationals
55-56
2
vs
HOME
Atlanta Braves
65-45
6

Game Highlights

Published July 31, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Matt Olson Matt Olson homers (29) on a fly ball to right field. WSH 0, ATL 1
B2 Jim Jarvis Jim Jarvis singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Mauricio Dubón scores. Austin Riley to 2nd. WSH 0, ATL 2
T4 CJ Abrams CJ Abrams homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. WSH 1, ATL 2
B6 Michael Harris II Michael Harris II homers (20) on a line drive to right field. Matt Olson scores. Ozzie Albies scores. WSH 1, ATL 5
B6 Jim Jarvis Jim Jarvis singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Mauricio Dubón scores. Joey Bart to 2nd. WSH 1, ATL 6
T9 Andrés Chaparro Andrés Chaparro homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. WSH 2, ATL 6

Box score

  123456789 R
WSH 000100001 2
ATL 110004000 6

Pitching & bullpen

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

Nationals AWAY 2

Foster Griffin started for Nationals, leaving trailing 1–6.

workload · innings pitched
  • Foster Griffin Starter 5.1 78 6 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Foster Griffin threw
    CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 72% 3.1 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Cutter 24 31% 4 2 6 4 8
    Four-Seam Fastball 17 22% 2 5 2 6 2
    Sinker 11 14% 0 1 3 5 2
    Curveball 9 12% 0 1 2 4 2
    Sweeper 8 10% 0 1 1 2 4
    Changeup 6 8% 0 0 0 4 2
    Splitter 3 4% 0 0 0 3 0
  • Trevor Williams Middle 2.2 63 0 4 inherited 1, all 1 scored
Braves HOME 6

Bryce Elder started for Braves, leaving with a 2–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Elieser Hernández took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Bryce Elder Starter 6.0 93 1 3 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Bryce Elder threw
    CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 52% 3.7 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 39 42% 1 7 6 17 8
    Slider 18 19% 1 3 1 10 3
    Cutter 15 16% 2 1 1 5 6
    Four-Seam Fastball 13 14% 0 3 5 5 0
    Changeup 8 9% 2 0 0 4 2
  • Elieser Hernández Middle 3.0 62 1 4 SV

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 1st · off Griffin
  • Olson HR (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
James Wood DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 .269 .398 .546 .944
Andrés Chaparro 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 .228 .337 .519 .856 HR (6)
Dylan Crews CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .228 .307 .388 .695 SB
CJ Abrams SS 2 1 1 1 3 0 .290 .367 .563 .930 HR (28)
Brady House 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 .284 .406 .690 2B
Daylen Lile RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 .298 .417 .715
Harry Ford C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .174 .321 .348 .669
José Tena LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 .313 .404 .717
Jorbit Vivas 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .240 .322 .335 .657
Luis García Jr. 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .314 .561 .875
Jacob Young CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .296 .387 .683
HOME · ATL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .362 .408 .770
Drake Baldwin DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .366 .473 .839
Matt Olson 1B 4 2 2 1 0 2 .263 .340 .529 .869 HR (29), 2B
Ozzie Albies 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .263 .312 .437 .749
Michael Harris II CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .292 .321 .496 .817 HR (20)
Mauricio Dubón LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 .260 .309 .398 .707
Austin Riley 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .213 .292 .344 .636
Joey Bart C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .226 .303 .377 .680
Jim Jarvis SS 3 0 3 2 1 0 .274 .329 .411 .740

Pitching lines

AWAY · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Foster Griffin 5.1 9 6 6 2 3 2 78 3.06 L
Trevor Williams 2.2 3 0 0 1 4 0 63 0.00
HOME · ATL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Bryce Elder 6.0 4 1 1 3 3 1 93 3.84 W
Elieser Hernández 3.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 62 1.50 SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · WSH
Blake Butera
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 1.9 R
HOME · ATL
Walt Weiss
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 0.7 R IBBs 2.2 R

Recent form

AWAY · WSH
2-8 L1 -19 run diff
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HOME · ATL
8-1 W7 +25 run diff
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Season series: 0-4 with WSH listed first across 4 prior meetings.

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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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