MLB

Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves

· Major League Baseball
Washington Nationals
17-26, 7-14 Away
Final
2 - 5
Atlanta Braves
21-21, 14-6 Home

Drake Baldwin helps Braves reach .500 for first time in 2025 with 5-2 win over skidding Nats

Nationals vs. Braves Game Highlights

The Braves (21-21), who began the season 0-7, handed the Nationals their seventh straight loss.

Baldwin was 3 for 4 with two RBI and three runs scored. Austin Riley was 2 for 4 with an RBI.

Atlanta native CJ Abrams homered on the first pitch of the game from Schwellenbach (2-3), who kept the Nationals in check from there. He gave up two runs, four hits and two walks while striking out three.

Dylan Lee pitched a scoreless eighth and Pierce Johnson worked the ninth for his first save of the season.

Amed Rosario was 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Nats, who have scored just 15 runs during the skid.

Washington starter Michael Soroka, an All-Star for Atlanta as a rookie in 2019, went four innings in his first appearance against his former team, giving up four hits and two runs while striking out four. Brad Lord (2-5) gave up two runs in two innings of relief.

Key moment With the Braves trailing 2-0 in the fourth inning, Baldwin tied it when he drove a hanging 3-2 slider from Soroka over the right-field wall for his fourth homer of the season.

Key stat Atlanta's Ozzie Albies ended an 0-for-28 drought with a one-out RBI single to right field in the sixth inning. It was the longest hitless streak of the nine-year veteran's career and the longest active streak in the majors.

Up next Bryce Elder (2-2, 4.97 ERA) will start for the Braves against the Nationals' Mitchell Parker (3-3, 3.97) on Wednesday night.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Crews struck out looking.
9th Inning Bell to second on fielder's indifference.
9th Inning Bell singled to right.
9th Inning Rosario grounded out to third.
9th Inning Ruiz lined out to second.
9th Inning Johnson relieved Lee

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
13 Ground Balls 9
5 Strikeouts 12
2 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
5 Hits 11
0 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 5
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
32 At Bats 33
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
8 Runners Left On Base 13
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 1
14 Fly Balls 12
0 Caught Stealing 2
126 Pitches 169
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
8 Total Bases 15
34 Plate Appearances 36
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 2
1.4 Runs Created 5.1
.156 Batting Average .333
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.250 Slugging Percentage .455
.156 Secondary Average .121
.206 On Base Percentage .389
.456 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .843
0.9 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.8
1.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 5.7
16.0 Batter Rating 36.0
32.0 At Bats Per Home Run 33.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.71 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.69
.094 Isolated Power .121
0.40 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.17
.059 Walks Per Plate Appearance .056
.000 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.212
4.0 Runs Produced 10.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.5
68.5 MLB Rating 86.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Truist Park

Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 32,725 | Capacity:

2025 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 16 L1 0.6363636 28
Philadelphia 2.5 18 L1 0.5813953 25
Atlanta 6 22 W1 0.5 22
Washington 10.5 27 L1 0.4 18
Miami 11 26 W1 0.3809524 16
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