Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals, May 22, 2026 Box Score

NationalsWashington NationalsWSH

4-5

Final

BravesAtlanta BravesATL

May 22, 2026, 7:15 PM ET | Truist Park

Last 5 Form

Washington Nationals

2-3

Last 5

Atlanta Braves

4-1

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Washington Nationals

Richard Lovelady

Recorded starter

Atlanta Braves

Bryce Elder

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 22, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Washington Nationals	25-27	.481	#3	#8	11.0
Atlanta Braves	36-16	.692	#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

6 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

James Wood

8 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Curtis Mead

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Miles Mikolas

5.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Gus Varland

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jake Irvin

4.0 IP, 6 SO, 2.25 ERA

Atlanta Braves

Hitters

Michael Harris II

7 H, 3 HR, 5 RBI

Dominic Smith

5 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Mauricio Dubón

9 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Chris Sale

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.29 ERA

Bryce Elder

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.50 ERA

Dylan Lee

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Bryce Elder

Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick

CJ Abrams

Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Miles Mikolas

Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Atlanta Braves 5, Washington Nationals 4: WSH 10 hits, ATL 11 hits; WSH 0 errors, 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	10	11	R	H	E
Washington Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	4	10	0
Atlanta Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	5	11	0

Box Score

Batting

Curtis Mead and CJ Abrams led Washington Nationals with 2 hits each.

Washington Nationals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
James WoodDH/RF	4	1	1	0	1	1	0
Luis García Jr.1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Andrés ChaparroPH/1B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Curtis Mead3B	5	1	2	1	0	1	1
CJ AbramsSS	5	1	2	3	0	0	1
Dylan CrewsRF/CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	0
Daylen LileLF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob YoungCF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
José TenaPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clayton BeeterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gus VarlandP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orlando RibaltaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jorbit VivasPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Paxton SchultzP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew MillasC	5	0	1	0	0	1	0
Nasim Nuñez2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	0
Totals	43	4	10	4	2	8	2

Mauricio Dubón and Austin Riley led Atlanta Braves with 3 hits each.

Atlanta Braves batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ronald Acuña Jr.RF	4	0	0	0	1	0
Mauricio DubónLF/3B	5	0	3	1	0	1
Matt Olson1B	5	0	0	0	0	1
Ozzie Albies2B	4	0	0	0	1	0
Michael Harris IICF	5	1	1	0	0	1
Austin Riley3B	3	1	3	0	1	0
Jorge MateoPR	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eli WhiteLF	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dominic SmithDH	5	0	1	1	0	1
Ha-Seong KimSS	5	1	1	1	0	2
Sandy LeónC	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike YastrzemskiPH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chadwick TrompC	3	1	2	2	0	1
Totals	42	5	11	5	3	8

Pitching

Miles Mikolas went 5.0 innings for Washington Nationals (3 SO, 0 ER); Bryce Elder went 6.0 innings for Atlanta Braves (4 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Washington Nationals
Richard Lovelady	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miles Mikolas	5.0	3	0	0	0	3	0
Mitchell Parker	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0
Clayton Beeter	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Gus Varland	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Orlando Ribalta	1.0	2	2	1	2	0	0
Paxton Schultz	0.2	1	1	0	0	1	0
Atlanta Braves
Bryce Elder	6.0	5	1	1	1	4	1
Didier Fuentes	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Robert Suarez	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
Raisel Iglesias	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dylan Lee	1.0	1	2	1	1	0	0
Tyler Kinley	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	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

T6
Home Run Curtis Mead homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. WSH 1, ATL 0
B7
Single Dominic Smith singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Michael Harris II scores. Austin Riley to 3rd. WSH 1, ATL 1
B7
Single Ha-Seong Kim singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Luis García Jr. Austin Riley scores. Dominic Smith to 2nd. WSH 1, ATL 2
T8
Home Run CJ Abrams homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. WSH 2, ATL 2
T10
Triple CJ Abrams triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. James Wood scores. Andrés Chaparro scores. WSH 4, ATL 2
B10
Single Chadwick Tromp singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dylan Crews. Ha-Seong Kim scores. WSH 4, ATL 3
B10
Single Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. Chadwick Tromp scores. Ronald Acuña Jr. to 2nd. WSH 4, ATL 4
B11
Single Chadwick Tromp singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Eli White scores. WSH 4, ATL 5

Play-by-Play

All 90 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B11
Single Chadwick Tromp singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Eli White scores. WSH 4, ATL 5
B11
Strikeout Ha-Seong Kim strikes out swinging. WSH 4, ATL 4
B11
Flyout Dominic Smith flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 4, ATL 4
T11
Strikeout Nasim Nuñez strikes out swinging. WSH 4, ATL 4
T11
Flyout Drew Millas flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Daylen Lile to 3rd. WSH 4, ATL 4
T11
Strikeout Jorbit Vivas strikes out swinging. WSH 4, ATL 4
B10
Groundout Eli White grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. WSH 4, ATL 4
B10
Pop Out Michael Harris II pops out to third baseman Curtis Mead in foul territory. WSH 4, ATL 4
B10
Walk Ozzie Albies walks. WSH 4, ATL 4
B10
Flyout Matt Olson flies out to right fielder James Wood. Ronald Acuña Jr. to 3rd. WSH 4, ATL 4
B10
Single Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. Chadwick Tromp scores. Ronald Acuña Jr. to 2nd. WSH 4, ATL 4
B10
Walk Ronald Acuña Jr. walks. Chadwick Tromp to 2nd. WSH 4, ATL 3
B10
Single Chadwick Tromp singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dylan Crews. Ha-Seong Kim scores. WSH 4, ATL 3
T10
Pop Out Daylen Lile pops out to third baseman Mauricio Dubón in foul territory. WSH 4, ATL 2
T10
Pop Out Dylan Crews pops out to second baseman Ozzie Albies. WSH 4, ATL 2
T10
Triple CJ Abrams triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. James Wood scores. Andrés Chaparro scores. WSH 4, ATL 2
T10
Flyout Curtis Mead flies out to left fielder Eli White. WSH 2, ATL 2
T10
Walk Andrés Chaparro walks. WSH 2, ATL 2
B9
Groundout Ha-Seong Kim grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 2, ATL 2
B9
Lineout Dominic Smith lines out to center fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 2, ATL 2
B9
Single Austin Riley singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 2, ATL 2
B9
Strikeout Michael Harris II strikes out swinging. WSH 2, ATL 2
T9
Groundout James Wood grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 2, ATL 2
T9
Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. WSH 2, ATL 2
T9
Strikeout Drew Millas strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 2, ATL 2
B8
Groundout Ozzie Albies grounds out to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 2, ATL 2
B8
Strikeout Matt Olson strikes out swinging. WSH 2, ATL 2
B8
Strikeout Mauricio Dubón strikes out swinging. WSH 2, ATL 2
T8
Groundout José Tena grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 2, ATL 2
T8
Single Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to third baseman Austin Riley. WSH 2, ATL 2
T8
Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 2, ATL 2
T8
Home Run CJ Abrams homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. WSH 2, ATL 2
T8
Groundout Curtis Mead grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 1, ATL 2
B7
Flyout Ronald Acuña Jr. flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 1, ATL 2
B7
Strikeout Chadwick Tromp strikes out swinging. WSH 1, ATL 2
B7
Single Ha-Seong Kim singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Luis García Jr. Austin Riley scores. Dominic Smith to 2nd. WSH 1, ATL 2
B7
Single Dominic Smith singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Michael Harris II scores. Austin Riley to 3rd. WSH 1, ATL 1
B7
Walk Austin Riley walks. Michael Harris II to 2nd. WSH 1, ATL 0
B7
Single Michael Harris II singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. WSH 1, ATL 0
B7
Groundout Ozzie Albies grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 1, ATL 0
T7
Strikeout Luis García Jr. strikes out swinging. WSH 1, ATL 0
T7
Single James Wood singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ozzie Albies, deflected by pitcher Didier Fuentes. Drew Millas to 2nd. WSH 1, ATL 0
T7
Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. WSH 1, ATL 0
T7
Single Drew Millas singles on a line drive to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. WSH 1, ATL 0
T7
Flyout Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. WSH 1, ATL 0
B6
Flyout Matt Olson flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 1, ATL 0
B6
Single Mauricio Dubón singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 1, ATL 0
B6
Flyout Ronald Acuña Jr. flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 1, ATL 0
B6
Strikeout Mike Yastrzemski strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 1, ATL 0
T6
Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. WSH 1, ATL 0
T6
Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 1, ATL 0
T6
Flyout CJ Abrams flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. WSH 1, ATL 0
T6
Home Run Curtis Mead homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. WSH 1, ATL 0
B5
Flyout Ha-Seong Kim flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 0, ATL 0
B5
Strikeout Dominic Smith strikes out swinging. WSH 0, ATL 0
B5
Single Austin Riley singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, ATL 0
B5
Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 0, ATL 0
T5
Groundout Luis García Jr. grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 0, ATL 0
T5
Walk James Wood walks. WSH 0, ATL 0
T5
Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. Jacob Young to 2nd. WSH 0, ATL 0
T5
Flyout Drew Millas flies out to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. WSH 0, ATL 0
T5
Single Jacob Young singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. WSH 0, ATL 0
B4
Groundout Ozzie Albies grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 0, ATL 0
B4
Groundout Matt Olson grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 0, ATL 0
B4
Flyout Mauricio Dubón flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, ATL 0
T4
Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 0, ATL 0
T4
Single Dylan Crews singles on a ground ball to pitcher Bryce Elder, deflected by third baseman Austin Riley. WSH 0, ATL 0
T4
Flyout CJ Abrams flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. WSH 0, ATL 0
T4
Strikeout Curtis Mead called out on strikes. WSH 0, ATL 0
B3
Groundout Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 0, ATL 0
B3
Flyout Sandy León flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, ATL 0
B3
Strikeout Ha-Seong Kim strikes out swinging. WSH 0, ATL 0
T3
Pop Out Luis García Jr. pops out to second baseman Ozzie Albies. WSH 0, ATL 0
T3
Flyout James Wood flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. WSH 0, ATL 0
T3
Single Nasim Nuñez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. WSH 0, ATL 0
T3
Groundout Drew Millas grounds out softly, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 0, ATL 0
B2
Double Play Dominic Smith lines into a double play, right fielder Dylan Crews to first baseman Luis García Jr. Austin Riley out at 1st. WSH 0, ATL 0
B2
Single Austin Riley singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, ATL 0
B2
Flyout Michael Harris II flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, ATL 0
T2
Strikeout Jacob Young strikes out swinging. WSH 0, ATL 0
T2
Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 0, ATL 0
T2
Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 0, ATL 0
B1
Groundout Ozzie Albies grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. WSH 0, ATL 0
B1
Groundout Matt Olson grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd. WSH 0, ATL 0
B1
Double Mauricio Dubón doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, ATL 0
B1
Flyout Ronald Acuña Jr. flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, ATL 0
T1
Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. WSH 0, ATL 0
T1
Single Curtis Mead singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. WSH 0, ATL 0
T1
Groundout Luis García Jr. grounds out, first baseman Matt Olson to pitcher Bryce Elder. WSH 0, ATL 0
T1
Strikeout James Wood called out on strikes. WSH 0, ATL 0