April 20, 2026Updated 12:16 pm EDT
The Atlanta Braves will try to keep a five-game win streak alive when they visit the Washington Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET on Monday. Bryce Elder (2-1, 0.77 ERA) gets the start for the Braves, who are 15-7 this season and first in the NL East. Jake Irvin (1-2, 6.16 ERA) is expected to start for the Nationals, who are 10-12 and third in the NL East.
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Injury reportsBraves
Sean Murphy: 10 Day IL (Hip), Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Finger), Spencer Strider: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Hurston Waldrep: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Danny Young: 60 Day IL (Elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joey Wentz: 60 Day IL (Knee), Joe Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Knee), Raisel Iglesias: day-to-day (Shoulder)
Nationals
Cole Henry: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Atlanta’s Drake Baldwin is slashing .304/.366/.500 this season with five home runs (20th in MLB), 19 RBIs (4th in MLB) and an OPS of .866. He has a 17.8% strikeout rate and a 6.9% walk rate in 101 plate appearances, and he has scored 21 total runs.
In 99 plate appearances, Matt Olson is hitting .279/.374/.570 with a .944 OPS. He has hit five long balls (20th in MLB), driven in 16 runs (18th in MLB) and scored 18 times.
Washington’s C.J. Abrams is slashing .320/.429/.600 this season with six home runs (12th in MLB), 19 RBIs (4th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.029 (4th in MLB). He has a 13.2% strikeout rate and an 11% walk rate in 91 plate appearances, and he has scored 12 total runs. Abrams has recorded four steals on six attempts.
In 108 plate appearances, James Wood has posted a 32.4% strikeout rate and a 15.7% walk rate while slashing .247/.380/.551 with seven home runs (6th in MLB), 18 RBIs (8th in MLB) and 20 runs scored. He has stolen four bases on four attempts.
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Apr 20, 2026
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