Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals, May 24, 2026 Box Score

NationalsWashington NationalsWSH

2-1

Final

BravesAtlanta BravesATL

May 24, 2026, 4:10 PM ET | Truist Park

Last 5 Form

Washington Nationals

3-2

Last 5

Atlanta Braves

3-2

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Washington Nationals

Foster Griffin

Recorded starter

Atlanta Braves

Martín Pérez

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 24, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Washington Nationals	27-27	.500	#2	#7	9.0
Atlanta Braves	36-18	.667	#1	N/A	-

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Washington NationalsAtlanta Braves

.744

OPS

.718

210

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

CJ Abrams

4 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Jacob Young

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Dylan Crews

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Jake Irvin

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Foster Griffin

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Brad Lord

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Atlanta Braves

Hitters

Michael Harris II

6 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Dominic Smith

5 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Austin Riley

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Dylan Dodd

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Chris Sale

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.29 ERA

Bryce Elder

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.50 ERA

Top Performers

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

Foster Griffin

Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Martín Pérez

Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick

Reynaldo López

Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Washington Nationals 2, Atlanta Braves 1: WSH 6 hits, ATL 6 hits; WSH 1 error, ATL 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington Nationals	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	6	1
Atlanta Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0

Box Score

Batting

6 players led Washington Nationals with 1 hit each.

Washington Nationals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
James WoodLF	2	1	0	0	2	0
Curtis Mead3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Andrés Chaparro1B	2	0	0	0	1	1
Luis García Jr.PH/1B	1	0	1	1	0	0
CJ AbramsSS	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dylan CrewsRF	4	0	1	0	0	2
Daylen LileDH	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jacob YoungCF	3	0	1	0	0	1
Nasim Nuñez2B	4	0	1	1	0	0
Keibert RuizC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	2	6	2	4	5

Ozzie Albies led Atlanta Braves with 3 hits.

Atlanta Braves batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ronald Acuña Jr.DH	3	0	0	0	2	1
Mauricio DubónLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Olson1B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ozzie Albies2B	4	1	3	0	0	0
Austin Riley3B	4	0	2	0	0	2
Michael Harris IICF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eli WhiteRF	4	0	0	1	0	1
Ha-Seong KimSS	3	0	0	0	1	1
Sandy LeónC	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jorge MateoPH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chadwick TrompC	1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	33	1	6	1	3	8

Pitching

Foster Griffin went 6.0 innings for Washington Nationals (6 SO, 0 ER); Martín Pérez went 5.2 innings for Atlanta Braves (2 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Washington Nationals
Foster Griffin	6.0	3	0	0	1	6	0
Andrew Alvarez	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
Gus Varland	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0
Richard Lovelady	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Orlando Ribalta	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Atlanta Braves
Martín Pérez	5.2	5	1	1	2	2	0
Didier Fuentes	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Reynaldo López	2.0	1	1	1	2	2	0
Carlos Carrasco	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

T5
Single Nasim Nuñez singles on a line drive to right fielder Eli White. Daylen Lile scores. Jacob Young to 2nd. WSH 1, ATL 0
T8
Single Luis García Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Eli White. James Wood scores. WSH 2, ATL 0
B9
Fielders Choice Eli White reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Ozzie Albies scores. Austin Riley to 2nd. Fielding error by second baseman Nasim Nuñez. WSH 2, ATL 1

Play-by-Play

All 73 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Groundout Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds out softly, first baseman Luis García Jr. to pitcher Orlando Ribalta. WSH 2, ATL 1
B9
Strikeout Chadwick Tromp strikes out swinging. WSH 2, ATL 1
B9
Walk Ha-Seong Kim walks. Austin Riley to 3rd. Eli White to 2nd. WSH 2, ATL 1
B9
Fielders Choice Eli White reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Ozzie Albies scores. Austin Riley to 2nd. Fielding error by second baseman Nasim Nuñez. WSH 2, ATL 1
B9
Flyout Michael Harris II flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 2, ATL 0
B9
Single Austin Riley singles on a line drive to left fielder James Wood. Ozzie Albies to 3rd. WSH 2, ATL 0
B9
Single Ozzie Albies singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 2, ATL 0
T9
Lineout Keibert Ruiz lines out sharply to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 2, ATL 0
T9
Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to right fielder Eli White. WSH 2, ATL 0
T9
Hit By Pitch Jacob Young hit by pitch. WSH 2, ATL 0
T9
Pop Out Daylen Lile pops out to third baseman Austin Riley in foul territory. WSH 2, ATL 0
B8
Flyout Matt Olson flies out to left fielder James Wood. WSH 2, ATL 0
B8
Flyout Mauricio Dubón flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 2, ATL 0
B8
Walk Ronald Acuña Jr. walks. WSH 2, ATL 0
B8
Lineout Jorge Mateo lines out to left fielder James Wood. WSH 2, ATL 0
T8
Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 2, ATL 0
T8
Walk CJ Abrams walks. Luis García Jr. to 2nd. WSH 2, ATL 0
T8
Single Luis García Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Eli White. James Wood scores. WSH 2, ATL 0
T8
Flyout Curtis Mead flies out to right fielder Eli White. James Wood to 3rd. WSH 1, ATL 0
T8
Walk James Wood walks. WSH 1, ATL 0
T8
Flyout Keibert Ruiz flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. WSH 1, ATL 0
B7
Strikeout Ha-Seong Kim strikes out swinging. WSH 1, ATL 0
B7
Groundout Eli White grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Austin Riley to 2nd. WSH 1, ATL 0
B7
Flyout Michael Harris II flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 1, ATL 0
B7
Single Austin Riley singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder James Wood. WSH 1, ATL 0
T7
Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 1, ATL 0
T7
Strikeout Jacob Young strikes out swinging. WSH 1, ATL 0
T7
Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. WSH 1, ATL 0
B6
Flyout Ozzie Albies flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 1, ATL 0
B6
Groundout Matt Olson grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. WSH 1, ATL 0
B6
Flyout Mauricio Dubón flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 1, ATL 0
T6
Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. WSH 1, ATL 0
T6
Pop Out CJ Abrams pops out to catcher Sandy León in foul territory. WSH 1, ATL 0
T6
Walk Andrés Chaparro walks. WSH 1, ATL 0
T6
Flyout Curtis Mead flies out to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. WSH 1, ATL 0
B5
Strikeout Ronald Acuña Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 1, ATL 0
B5
Groundout Sandy León grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. WSH 1, ATL 0
B5
Flyout Ha-Seong Kim flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 1, ATL 0
T5
Groundout James Wood grounds out softly, pitcher Martín Pérez to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 1, ATL 0
T5
Grounded Into DP Keibert Ruiz grounds into a double play, third baseman Austin Riley to second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. Jacob Young to 3rd. Nasim Nuñez out at 2nd. Keibert Ruiz out at 1st. WSH 1, ATL 0
T5
Single Nasim Nuñez singles on a line drive to right fielder Eli White. Daylen Lile scores. Jacob Young to 2nd. WSH 1, ATL 0
T5
Single Jacob Young singles on a line drive to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. Daylen Lile to 3rd. WSH 0, ATL 0
T5
Double Daylen Lile doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. WSH 0, ATL 0
B4
Grounded Into DP Eli White grounds into a double play, shortstop CJ Abrams to second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Michael Harris II out at 2nd. Eli White out at 1st. WSH 0, ATL 0
B4
Hit By Pitch Michael Harris II hit by pitch. Ozzie Albies to 2nd. WSH 0, ATL 0
B4
Strikeout Austin Riley strikes out swinging. WSH 0, ATL 0
B4
Single Ozzie Albies singles on a ground ball to pitcher Foster Griffin. Matt Olson to 3rd. WSH 0, ATL 0
B4
Double Matt Olson doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, ATL 0
T4
Strikeout Dylan Crews called out on strikes. WSH 0, ATL 0
T4
Forceout CJ Abrams grounds into a force out, first baseman Matt Olson to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim. Curtis Mead out at 2nd. CJ Abrams to 1st. WSH 0, ATL 0
T4
Lineout Andrés Chaparro lines out to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. WSH 0, ATL 0
T4
Single Curtis Mead singles on a ground ball to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim. WSH 0, ATL 0
B3
Groundout Mauricio Dubón grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. WSH 0, ATL 0
B3
Flyout Ronald Acuña Jr. flies out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 0, ATL 0
B3
Strikeout Sandy León called out on strikes. WSH 0, ATL 0
T3
Groundout James Wood grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 0, ATL 0
T3
Groundout Keibert Ruiz grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 0, ATL 0
T3
Lineout Nasim Nuñez lines out to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim. WSH 0, ATL 0
B2
Groundout Ha-Seong Kim grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. WSH 0, ATL 0
B2
Strikeout Eli White called out on strikes. WSH 0, ATL 0
B2
Flyout Michael Harris II flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, ATL 0
T2
Flyout Jacob Young flies out sharply to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. WSH 0, ATL 0
T2
Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. WSH 0, ATL 0
T2
Single Dylan Crews singles on a ground ball to right fielder Eli White. WSH 0, ATL 0
T2
Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 0, ATL 0
B1
Strikeout Austin Riley called out on strikes. WSH 0, ATL 0
B1
Single Ozzie Albies singles on a line drive to left fielder James Wood. Ronald Acuña Jr. to 2nd. WSH 0, ATL 0
B1
Strikeout Matt Olson called out on strikes. WSH 0, ATL 0
B1
Lineout Mauricio Dubón lines out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 0, ATL 0
B1
Walk Ronald Acuña Jr. walks. WSH 0, ATL 0
T1
Strikeout Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging. WSH 0, ATL 0
T1
Grounded Into DP Curtis Mead grounds into a double play, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. James Wood out at 2nd. Curtis Mead out at 1st. WSH 0, ATL 0
T1
Walk James Wood walks. WSH 0, ATL 0