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# RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves
Slate date: 2026-07-30
Generated: 2026-08-04 02:56:09 AM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~3.5K tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 7:15 PM ET
- Venue: Truist Park (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 4
- Status: Final — Washington Nationals 4, Atlanta Braves 5 (at generation time)
- Away: Washington Nationals [WSH] — record 55-55 (.500)
    Probable starter: Jake Irvin — 2-5, 5.56 ERA, 56.2 IP, 59 K / 24 BB, 1.32 WHIP (12 GS)
- Home: Atlanta Braves [ATL] — record 64-45 (.587)
    Probable starter: Grant Holmes — 6-4, 3.88 ERA, 102.0 IP, 87 K / 45 BB, 1.36 WHIP (20 GS)

## RECENT FORM — Washington Nationals [WSH] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 0-3 in last 3 | scored 8 (2.7/gm), allowed 18 (6.0/gm), combined 26 (8.7/gm)

### 2026-08-03 — L 3-6 @ Philadelphia Phillies
Innings: WSH 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 x
R/H/E: WSH 3/6/0 — PHI 6/5/1
Decisions: W: Kyle Backhus  |  L: Tom Cosgrove  |  SV: Jhoan Duran
Conditions: Weather: 89 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 7 mph, L To R.  |  First pitch: 6:41 PM.  |  T: 2:38.  |  Att: 41,115.
WSH batting: 3 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 13 LOB
  James Wood (RF): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .265
  Abimelec Ortiz (1B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .400
    Andrés Chaparro (1B): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .217
  José Tena (DH): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .240
  CJ Abrams (SS): 0-4, 3 K, 1 SB  | avg .284
  Keibert Ruiz (C): 2-4, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .265
  Daylen Lile (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI  | avg .248
  Nasim Nuñez (2B): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .237
  Jorbit Vivas (3B): 0-1, 1 BB  | avg .240
    Brady House (3B): 0-1, 1 HBP  | avg .230
  Jacob Young (CF): 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .235
WSH pitching:
  Andrew Alvarez: 6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 81 pitches  | season ERA 3.94
  Tom Cosgrove: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 3.52
  Clayton Beeter: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches  | season ERA 4.09
  Eddy Yean: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 13 pitches  | season ERA 1.80
PHI batting: 6 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB
  Trea Turner (SS): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .248
  Kyle Schwarber (DH): 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K  | avg .246
    Justin Crawford (DH): 0-0, 1 R  | avg .261
  Bryce Harper (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .255
  Alec Bohm (3B): 1-4  | avg .226
  Bryan De La Cruz (RF): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 HBP  | avg .429
  Bryson Stott (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .253
  Edmundo Sosa (LF): 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .211
    Brandon Marsh (LF): 0-1  | avg .279
  Derek Hill (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI  | avg .242
  Garrett Stubbs (C): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .147
PHI pitching:
  Aaron Nola: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 97 pitches  | season ERA 5.55
  Kyle Backhus: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 4.95
  Orion Kerkering: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 21 pitches  | season ERA 3.35
  Jhoan Duran: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 15 pitches  | season ERA 1.93

### 2026-08-02 — L 2-4 @ Atlanta Braves
Innings: WSH 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | ATL 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 x
R/H/E: WSH 2/4/2 — ATL 4/7/0
Decisions: W: Dylan Dodd  |  L: Cade Cavalli  |  SV: Raisel Iglesias
Conditions: Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 8 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 1:36 PM.  |  T: 2:22.  |  Att: 27,143.
WSH batting: 2 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 11 K, 2 SB, 16 LOB
  James Wood (RF): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .266
  Daylen Lile (LF): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .248
  Dylan Crews (CF): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .226
  CJ Abrams (SS): 0-4, 3 K  | avg .287
  Keibert Ruiz (C): 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .261
    Harry Ford (C): 0-1  | avg .167
  José Tena (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .244
  Nasim Nuñez (2B): 1-4, 2 K, 1 SB  | avg .240
  Jorbit Vivas (3B): 1-3, 1 BB  | avg .241
  Andrés Chaparro (1B): 0-1, 1 RBI, 1 HBP  | avg .220
    Brady House (1B): 0-2, 2 K  | avg .231
WSH pitching:
  Cade Cavalli: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 90 pitches  | season ERA 3.52
  Orlando Ribalta: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 3.58
  Max Kranick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches  | season ERA 9.53
ATL batting: 4 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, 5 LOB
  Drake Baldwin (C): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .272
  Ronald Acuña Jr. (DH): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .240
  Matt Olson (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .266
  Michael Harris II (CF): 0-3  | avg .287
  Ozzie Albies (2B): 1-3  | avg .263
  Mauricio Dubón (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 SB  | avg .261
  Mike Yastrzemski (RF): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI  | avg .232
  Austin Riley (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .216
  Jim Jarvis (SS): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .263
ATL pitching:
  JR Ritchie: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 81 pitches  | season ERA 4.50
  Dylan Dodd: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 2.14
  Didier Fuentes: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 2.49
  Dylan Lee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.12
  Raisel Iglesias: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 2.25

### 2026-08-01 — L 3-8 @ Atlanta Braves
Innings: WSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 | ATL 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 x
R/H/E: WSH 3/4/1 — ATL 8/10/3
Decisions: W: Martín Pérez  |  L: Miles Mikolas
Conditions: Weather: 88 degrees, Clear.  |  Wind: 8 mph, L To R.  |  First pitch: 7:17 PM.  |  T: 2:24.  |  Att: 38,625.
WSH batting: 3 R, 4 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 10 LOB
  James Wood (RF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .267
  Andrés Chaparro (DH): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP  | avg .222
  Dylan Crews (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .229
  CJ Abrams (SS): 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .290
  Brady House (3B): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .234
  Jacob Young (CF): 0-2, 1 BB  | avg .234
    Daylen Lile (PH): 0-1  | avg .247
  Nasim Nuñez (2B): 0-3  | avg .240
    José Tena (PH): 0-1  | avg .247
  Luis García Jr. (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .283
  Keibert Ruiz (C): 0-4  | avg .259
WSH pitching:
  Miles Mikolas: 6.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 94 pitches  | season ERA 5.67
  Riley Cornelio: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 32 pitches  | season ERA 5.40
  Eddy Yean: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 1.93
ATL batting: 8 R, 10 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 6 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB
  Drake Baldwin (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .275
  Ronald Acuña Jr. (RF): 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .240
  Matt Olson (1B): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .264
  Michael Harris II (CF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .289
  Ozzie Albies (2B): 1-4, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .263
  Dominic Smith (DH): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .268
  Austin Riley (3B): 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI  | avg .216
  Mike Yastrzemski (LF): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 K  | avg .230
  Jim Jarvis (SS): 1-4  | avg .273
ATL pitching:
  Martín Pérez: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 78 pitches  | season ERA 3.24
  Danny Young: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 4.66
  Victor Mederos: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 3.77

## RECENT FORM — Atlanta Braves [ATL] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 3-0 in last 3 | scored 18 (6.0/gm), allowed 7 (2.3/gm), combined 25 (8.3/gm)

### 2026-08-02 — W 4-2 vs Washington Nationals
Innings: WSH 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | ATL 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 x
R/H/E: WSH 2/4/2 — ATL 4/7/0
Decisions: W: Dylan Dodd  |  L: Cade Cavalli  |  SV: Raisel Iglesias
Conditions: Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 8 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 1:36 PM.  |  T: 2:22.  |  Att: 27,143.
WSH batting: 2 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 11 K, 2 SB, 16 LOB
  James Wood (RF): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .266
  Daylen Lile (LF): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .248
  Dylan Crews (CF): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .226
  CJ Abrams (SS): 0-4, 3 K  | avg .287
  Keibert Ruiz (C): 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .261
    Harry Ford (C): 0-1  | avg .167
  José Tena (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .244
  Nasim Nuñez (2B): 1-4, 2 K, 1 SB  | avg .240
  Jorbit Vivas (3B): 1-3, 1 BB  | avg .241
  Andrés Chaparro (1B): 0-1, 1 RBI, 1 HBP  | avg .220
    Brady House (1B): 0-2, 2 K  | avg .231
WSH pitching:
  Cade Cavalli: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 90 pitches  | season ERA 3.52
  Orlando Ribalta: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 3.58
  Max Kranick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches  | season ERA 9.53
ATL batting: 4 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, 5 LOB
  Drake Baldwin (C): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .272
  Ronald Acuña Jr. (DH): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .240
  Matt Olson (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .266
  Michael Harris II (CF): 0-3  | avg .287
  Ozzie Albies (2B): 1-3  | avg .263
  Mauricio Dubón (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 SB  | avg .261
  Mike Yastrzemski (RF): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI  | avg .232
  Austin Riley (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .216
  Jim Jarvis (SS): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .263
ATL pitching:
  JR Ritchie: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 81 pitches  | season ERA 4.50
  Dylan Dodd: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 2.14
  Didier Fuentes: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 2.49
  Dylan Lee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.12
  Raisel Iglesias: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 2.25

### 2026-08-01 — W 8-3 vs Washington Nationals
Innings: WSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 | ATL 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 x
R/H/E: WSH 3/4/1 — ATL 8/10/3
Decisions: W: Martín Pérez  |  L: Miles Mikolas
Conditions: Weather: 88 degrees, Clear.  |  Wind: 8 mph, L To R.  |  First pitch: 7:17 PM.  |  T: 2:24.  |  Att: 38,625.
WSH batting: 3 R, 4 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 10 LOB
  James Wood (RF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .267
  Andrés Chaparro (DH): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP  | avg .222
  Dylan Crews (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .229
  CJ Abrams (SS): 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .290
  Brady House (3B): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .234
  Jacob Young (CF): 0-2, 1 BB  | avg .234
    Daylen Lile (PH): 0-1  | avg .247
  Nasim Nuñez (2B): 0-3  | avg .240
    José Tena (PH): 0-1  | avg .247
  Luis García Jr. (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .283
  Keibert Ruiz (C): 0-4  | avg .259
WSH pitching:
  Miles Mikolas: 6.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 94 pitches  | season ERA 5.67
  Riley Cornelio: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 32 pitches  | season ERA 5.40
  Eddy Yean: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 1.93
ATL batting: 8 R, 10 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 6 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB
  Drake Baldwin (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .275
  Ronald Acuña Jr. (RF): 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .240
  Matt Olson (1B): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .264
  Michael Harris II (CF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .289
  Ozzie Albies (2B): 1-4, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .263
  Dominic Smith (DH): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .268
  Austin Riley (3B): 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI  | avg .216
  Mike Yastrzemski (LF): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 K  | avg .230
  Jim Jarvis (SS): 1-4  | avg .273
ATL pitching:
  Martín Pérez: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 78 pitches  | season ERA 3.24
  Danny Young: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 4.66
  Victor Mederos: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 3.77

### 2026-07-31 — W 6-2 vs Washington Nationals
Innings: WSH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 | ATL 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 x
R/H/E: WSH 2/9/1 — ATL 6/12/0
Decisions: W: Bryce Elder  |  L: Foster Griffin  |  SV: Elieser Hernández
Conditions: Weather: 89 degrees, Clear.  |  Wind: 3 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 7:17 PM.  |  T: 2:33.  |  Att: 37,664.
WSH batting: 2 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 18 LOB
  James Wood (DH): 1-5, 2 K  | avg .269
  Luis García Jr. (1B): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .283
    Andrés Chaparro (1B): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .228
  Dylan Crews (CF): 2-5, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .228
  CJ Abrams (SS): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 BB  | avg .290
  Brady House (3B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .233
  Daylen Lile (RF): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .248
  Harry Ford (C): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .174
  José Tena (LF): 1-4  | avg .249
  Jacob Young (CF): 0-2  | avg .236
    Jorbit Vivas (2B): 1-2, 1 K  | avg .240
WSH pitching:
  Foster Griffin: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 78 pitches  | season ERA 3.06
  Trevor Williams: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 63 pitches  | season ERA 0.00
ATL batting: 6 R, 12 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 19 LOB
  Ronald Acuña Jr. (RF): 0-4, 1 K, 1 HBP  | avg .239
  Drake Baldwin (DH): 0-5, 1 K  | avg .275
  Matt Olson (1B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .263
  Ozzie Albies (2B): 2-4, 1 R  | avg .263
  Michael Harris II (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI  | avg .292
  Mauricio Dubón (LF): 2-4, 2 R, 1 K  | avg .260
  Austin Riley (3B): 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .213
  Joey Bart (C): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .226
  Jim Jarvis (SS): 3-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .274
ATL pitching:
  Bryce Elder: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 93 pitches  | season ERA 3.84
  Elieser Hernández: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 62 pitches  | season ERA 1.50

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