Atlanta Braves
Atlanta was 6-1 on its road trip and still hasn’t lost a series this season.
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher JR Ritchie (60) throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
WASHINGTON — Ozzie Albies helped break open a tie game with a two-run single in the seventh as part of a four-run inning and the Braves defeated the Nationals 7-2 at Nationals Park to complete another series win.
Now 18-8 this season, the Braves have gone 7-0-1 in their first eight series and completed a 6-1 road trip with a sweep of the Phillies and series victory against the Nationals.
htiw ot eht olos htnin ni emoh tih sih ruof hsinif yad osla a .sIBR seiblA 4-rof-3
htiw htiw sklaw owt eerht eht eht .nos xis ecnis derocs ,snur snur etalp riap fo fo enin si evisserpmi emoh sih dah gniog ruof tsrif ,selbuod elbuod yad yb htrib ta rehtona dna dna a .sIBR ,sIBR leahciM II eH sirraH 4-rof-3 63-rof-51
htiw ssenthgit eht eht eht thgir .yllar dauq fo tfel evael etal ni ,revewoh traeh emag did gnieb retfa ,sirraH ’sevarB
s’tI“ tI“ ”,esrow ew saw tnaw ot ot ot ,thgit ,ereht eht eht llits os ,nosaes .dias thgir laer ”.noituacerp fo ekam ekam elttil dael retal dnik pmuj ti ni ni evah evah dah og emag ylrae t’ndid dna dna dna a a a a I sirraH )evisnefed(
dekrow htiw ohw saw klaw .noitaloiv ot ot eht eht eht eht ,htneves srennur hctip tuo eno no fo daol ni ni yletaidemmi dah emag morf gninni-htruof ecaf ,elbuod ,srenroc kcolc nepllub thguorb dniheb erofeb neeb esuaceb .sesab dna dna a a a a dnalraV dnalraV ehT ,yeliR slanoitaN nI suG nitsuA ,seiblA 2-2 61-tsal-sih-rof-1 0-1
tnew nur-owt ot ot ot eht eht eht .elgnis .erocs gnirocs-nur thgir thgir hctip hctip hctip txen ekam ti otni otni otni ni tih pag rof gniwollof gnicaf elbuod degnab ,potskcab gniwolla a a s’dnalraV enO ,sirraH sirraH ekarD niwdlaB seiblA .2-6
htiw sniw lliw ,dnekeew emag-eerht eht eht eht seires nur .26-sulp fo tsom otni ni og laitnereffid llabesab ta dna tsniaga a a tsiurT ehT seillihP ,kraP sevarB
er’eW“ s’gnihtyrevE“ niw er’ew ew gniyrt ot ot eseht ereht seires .dias thgir thgir yalp tuo .won emoh gnivah evah doog og nuf nuf sleef ”,etucexe etucexe emoc gnikcilc kcab dna dna dna dna dna syawla ”.niaga retfa yllihP tI sirraH
nehw saw koot koot eht eht eht eht eht retrats sdnats thgir hctip fo gnikam dael ti otni ni ni tih sih emag morf tsrif tsrif .dleif teef .tubed dna noonretfa dooW yadsruhT ehT eihctiR eihctiR slanoitaN BLM semaJ RJ sevarB 573 )0-1(
htiw htiw tops-owt ot deit eht eht eht eht elgnis ecifircas .thgir hctip tuo tuo-eno fo ni ni ,remoh gniflog gnitteg emag morf ,htruof htruof ylf teef emac yb mottob kcab ta dna na a a a a ehT IBR .sirraH JC sevarB seiblA smarbA 624 lla-2
dluow ohw tnew eht kcurts .neves neves nur tuo ffo tsal sgninni eb dna tahT ,eihctiR
s’tahT“ s’diK“ .me‘ ,snopaew yrev ot ,redils .dias thgir sulp .sehctip ,ecnamrofrep fo em reganam ,nam tol kool ,ekil ekil dednah-tfel dnal .evisserpmi .srettih eh taerg taerg tog rof ,llabtsaf .gnihtyreve tubed ,rettuc ,llabevruc dnammoc ,puegnahc nac nac yb dna dna lla a a ssieW tlaW s’tI s’tI eH sevarB dnA ”,)eihctiR(
ehT“ yllautriv suodnemert .yadot eht eht yrots etats yllaer dellup ,gnimrofrep ruo no esneffo fo .etal ,boj si yllaicepse yliad ylniatrec ”.nepllub .sisab yawa a a esneffO tsuJ tuB )htiw( )eihctiR(
ohw owt emit eht kcurts retrats neves snur revo tuo no .sgninni ni srettih stih sih rof evif tsrif denrae ,reerac dewolla slanoitaN ,illavaC edaC 01
pu eht eht tuhs .ylevitcepser no ,htnin ni morf hthgie nwod dna dna A-elpirT ,)yadsruhT sreveileR slanoitaN eeL nalyD ocsarraC solraC dellac( )51-11(
Chad Bishop is the Atlanta Braves beat writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Chad Bishop is the Atlanta Braves beat writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
