Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals, July 30, 2026

NationalsWSH
4-5
Final
BravesATL

July 30, 2026, 7:15 PM ET | Truist Park

Last 5 Form

Washington Nationals

2-3

Last 5
W 10-7
vs AZ
L 2-3
vs TOR
W 8-6
vs TOR
L 2-5
vs TOR
L 4-5
@ ATL

Atlanta Braves

3-2

Last 5
W 3-2
@ BAL
L 3-14
@ NYM
L 2-3
@ NYM
W 1-0
@ NYM
W 5-4
vs WSH

Starting Pitchers

Washington Nationals

Jake Irvin headshot
Jake Irvin
Recorded starter

Atlanta Braves

Grant Holmes headshot
Grant Holmes
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 30, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Washington Nationals55-55.500#4#79.5
Atlanta Braves64-45.587#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Washington NationalsAtlanta Braves
.744
OPS
.718
210
HR
204
821
Runs
742
4.67
ERA
3.63
1.39
WHIP
1.24
1283
Strikeouts by pitchers
1350

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Luis García Jr. headshot
Luis García Jr.

10 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Daylen Lile headshot
Daylen Lile

6 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

James Wood headshot
James Wood

5 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Zack Littell headshot
Zack Littell

4.2 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Carson Palmquist headshot
Carson Palmquist

3.1 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Andrew Alvarez headshot
Andrew Alvarez

4.1 IP, 3 SO, 2.08 ERA

Atlanta Braves

Hitters

Ozzie Albies headshot
Ozzie Albies

4 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Matt Olson headshot
Matt Olson

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Ronald Acuña Jr. headshot
Ronald Acuña Jr.

2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale

6.0 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

Reynaldo López headshot
Reynaldo López

5.2 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Raisel Iglesias headshot
Raisel Iglesias

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Daylen Lile headshot
Daylen Lile
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Luis García Jr. headshot
Luis García Jr.
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Mike Yastrzemski headshot
Mike Yastrzemski
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Atlanta Braves 5, Washington Nationals 4: WSH 7 hits, ATL 4 hits; WSH 1 error, ATL 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Washington Nationals011100100471
Atlanta Braves00012200x540

Box Score

Batting

Luis García Jr. led Washington Nationals with 3 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
James WoodRF2100300
Luis García Jr.1B5132011
Dylan CrewsCF4000020
CJ AbramsSS4000010
Daylen LileLF4222002
Keibert RuizC3000010
Andrés ChaparroPH1000000
Harry FordC0000000
José TenaDH4020010
Jorbit Vivas3B2000000
Brady HousePH/3B2000000
Nasim Nuñez2B3000100
Totals34474463

4 players led Atlanta Braves with 1 hit each.

Atlanta Braves batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Drake BaldwinC3100100
Ronald Acuña Jr.RF3211111
Matt Olson1B4000010
Michael Harris IICF4000010
Ozzie Albies2B3012000
Mauricio Dubón3B3000000
Dominic SmithDH3110000
Mike YastrzemskiLF2112001
Eli WhitePH/LF1000000
Jim JarvisSS2000100
Totals28545332

Pitching

Jake Irvin went 5.0 innings for Washington Nationals (1 SO, 5 ER); Grant Holmes went 4.2 innings for Atlanta Braves (4 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Washington Nationals
Jake Irvin5.0355212
Carson Palmquist2.0100100
Riley Cornelio1.0000020
Atlanta Braves
Grant Holmes4.2533243
Danny Young1.0100010
Victor Mederos1.0111100
Dylan Lee1.1000010
Raisel Iglesias1.0000100
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T2

    Home Run Daylen Lile homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. WSH 1, ATL 0

  • T3

    Home Run Luis García Jr. homers (23) on a fly ball to right field. WSH 2, ATL 0

  • T4

    Home Run Daylen Lile homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. WSH 3, ATL 0

  • B4

    Home Run Ronald Acuña Jr. homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • B5

    Home Run Mike Yastrzemski homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Dominic Smith scores. WSH 3, ATL 3

  • B6

    Single Ozzie Albies singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Drake Baldwin scores. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. WSH 3, ATL 5

  • T7

    Triple Luis García Jr. triples (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. James Wood scores. WSH 4, ATL 5

Play-by-Play

All 69 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Luis García Jr. flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • T9

    Walk James Wood walks. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • T9

    Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, shortstop Jim Jarvis to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • T9

    Groundout Brady House grounds out, third baseman Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • B8

    Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out softly, pitcher Riley Cornelio to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • B8

    Strikeout Matt Olson strikes out swinging. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • B8

    Strikeout Ronald Acuña Jr. called out on strikes. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • T8

    Strikeout José Tena strikes out swinging. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • T8

    Flyout Andrés Chaparro flies out to left fielder Eli White. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • T8

    Pop Out Daylen Lile pops out to third baseman Mauricio Dubón in foul territory. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • B7

    Groundout Drake Baldwin grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • B7

    Walk Jim Jarvis walks. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • B7

    Flyout Eli White flies out to right fielder James Wood. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • B7

    Pop Out Dominic Smith pops out to third baseman Brady House in foul territory. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • T7

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • T7

    Pop Out Dylan Crews pops out to shortstop Jim Jarvis. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • T7

    Triple Luis García Jr. triples (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. James Wood scores. WSH 4, ATL 5

  • T7

    Walk James Wood walks. WSH 3, ATL 5

  • T7

    Pop Out Nasim Nuñez pops out to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 3, ATL 5

  • B6

    Groundout Mauricio Dubón grounds out sharply, pitcher Carson Palmquist to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 3, ATL 5

  • B6

    Single Ozzie Albies singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Drake Baldwin scores. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. WSH 3, ATL 5

  • B6

    Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out softly, pitcher Carson Palmquist to first baseman Luis García Jr. Drake Baldwin to 3rd. Ronald Acuña Jr. to 2nd. WSH 3, ATL 3

  • B6

    Flyout Matt Olson flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 3, ATL 3

  • B6

    Walk Ronald Acuña Jr. walks. WSH 3, ATL 3

  • B6

    Walk Drake Baldwin walks. WSH 3, ATL 3

  • T6

    Groundout Brady House grounds out, third baseman Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 3, ATL 3

  • T6

    Double José Tena doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. WSH 3, ATL 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Keibert Ruiz strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 3, ATL 3

  • T6

    Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 3, ATL 3

  • B5

    Groundout Jim Jarvis grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 3, ATL 3

  • B5

    Home Run Mike Yastrzemski homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Dominic Smith scores. WSH 3, ATL 3

  • B5

    Single Dominic Smith singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Dominic Smith to 2nd. Dominic Smith advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by right fielder James Wood. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • B5

    Lineout Mauricio Dubón lines out to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • B5

    Pop Out Ozzie Albies pops out softly to shortstop CJ Abrams. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • T5

    Pop Out CJ Abrams pops out to shortstop Jim Jarvis. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Luis García Jr. strikes out swinging. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • T5

    Walk James Wood walks. Nasim Nuñez to 2nd. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • T5

    Walk Nasim Nuñez walks. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Michael Harris II strikes out swinging. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • B4

    Groundout Matt Olson grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • B4

    Home Run Ronald Acuña Jr. homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. WSH 3, ATL 1

  • B4

    Flyout Drake Baldwin flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 3, ATL 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Jorbit Vivas pops out to third baseman Mauricio Dubón in foul territory. WSH 3, ATL 0

  • T4

    Groundout José Tena grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 3, ATL 0

  • T4

    Flyout Keibert Ruiz flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. WSH 3, ATL 0

  • T4

    Home Run Daylen Lile homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. WSH 3, ATL 0

  • B3

    Groundout Jim Jarvis grounds out sharply, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 2, ATL 0

  • B3

    Lineout Mike Yastrzemski lines out to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 2, ATL 0

  • B3

    Flyout Dominic Smith flies out to right fielder James Wood. WSH 2, ATL 0

  • T3

    Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. WSH 2, ATL 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. WSH 2, ATL 0

  • T3

    Home Run Luis García Jr. homers (23) on a fly ball to right field. WSH 2, ATL 0

  • T3

    Groundout James Wood grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 1, ATL 0

  • B2

    Flyout Mauricio Dubón flies out to right fielder James Wood. WSH 1, ATL 0

  • B2

    Flyout Ozzie Albies flies out to right fielder James Wood. WSH 1, ATL 0

  • B2

    Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out softly to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, third baseman Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Groundout Jorbit Vivas grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. José Tena to 2nd. WSH 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Single José Tena singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ozzie Albies. WSH 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Lineout Keibert Ruiz lines out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. WSH 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Home Run Daylen Lile homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. WSH 1, ATL 0

  • B1

    Flyout Matt Olson flies out to right fielder James Wood. WSH 0, ATL 0

  • B1

    Lineout Ronald Acuña Jr. lines out sharply to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, ATL 0

  • B1

    Flyout Drake Baldwin flies out sharply to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, ATL 0

  • T1

    Flyout CJ Abrams flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. WSH 0, ATL 0

  • T1

    Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, third baseman Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 0, ATL 0

  • T1

    Double Luis García Jr. doubles (19) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. WSH 0, ATL 0

  • T1

    Groundout James Wood grounds out sharply, shortstop Jim Jarvis to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 0, ATL 0