April 22, 2026Updated 12:15 pm EDT
The Washington Nationals will look for continued power from a hitter on a hot streak versus the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ET, at Nationals Park. Curtis Mead is riding a two-game homer streak. Didier Fuentes (0-0, 2.25 ERA) gets the start for the Braves, who are 16-8 this season and first in the NL East. Zack Littell (0-2, 7.11 ERA) is the expected starter for the Nationals, who are 11-13 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), Raisel Iglesias: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), 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)
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 .310/.378/.530 this season with six home runs (16th in MLB), 22 RBIs (3rd in MLB) and an OPS of .908. He has an 18% strikeout rate and an 8.1% walk rate in 111 plate appearances, and he has scored 25 total runs.
In 108 plate appearances, Matt Olson has hit six long balls (16th in MLB), tallied 19 RBIs (7th in MLB) and scored 19 runs (7th in MLB). He is batting .266/.352/.564 and has posted a 25.9% strikeout rate and a 12% walk rate.
James Wood is hitting for a .242 BA, .390 OBP and .558 SLG with a 30.5% strikeout rate and a 17.8% walk rate. His OPS is .948, which ranks 13th in MLB, and he has scored 23 runs. In 118 plate appearances, he has hit eight home runs (4th in MLB) and driven in 19 runs (7th in MLB). Wood has recorded four steals on four attempts.
In 100 plate appearances, C.J. Abrams has slashed .296/.420/.556 this season. He has hit six long balls (16th in MLB) and driven in 19 runs (7th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 15% and a walk rate of 12%. He has stolen five bases on seven attempts and has scored 14 runs.
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Apr 22, 2026
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