May 23, 2026 8:14 am EDT Updated
The Atlanta Braves ride a four-game winning streak into a home contest versus the Washington Nationals at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. Grant Holmes (3-1, 3.80 ERA) gets the start for the Braves, who are 36-16 this season and first in the NL East. Jake Irvin (1-4, 5.79 ERA) is the expected starter for the Nationals, who are 25-27 and third in the NL East.
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Injury reportsBraves
Sean Murphy: 10 Day IL (Finger), Drake Baldwin: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Kyle Farmer: 10 Day IL (Forearm), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hurston Waldrep: 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), Max Kranick: 15 Day IL (Elbow), 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 Matt Olson has hit 14 home runs this season, which ranks 7th in MLB. He has also tallied 42 RBIs (2nd in MLB) and has scored 37 runs. In 229 plate appearances, he has recorded a .267 BA, .345 OBP and .554 SLG with a 10.9% walk rate and a 24% strikeout rate.
In 224 plate appearances, Ozzie Albies has hit eight long balls, tallied 27 RBIs and scored 34 runs (20th in MLB). He is batting .270/.330/.430 and has posted a 12.1% strikeout rate and a 7.6% walk rate.
C.J. Abrams is hitting for a .299 BA, .391 OBP and .556 SLG with a 19.1% strikeout rate and a 10.5% walk rate. His OPS is .947, which ranks 5th in MLB, and he has scored 33 runs. In 220 plate appearances, he has hit 11 home runs (20th in MLB) and driven in 45 runs (1st in MLB). Abrams has recorded seven steals on 11 attempts.
In 246 plate appearances, James Wood has hit 13 long balls (8th in MLB), tallied 34 RBIs (11th in MLB) and scored 44 runs (1st in MLB). He is batting .254/.390/.517 and has posted a 30.1% strikeout rate and a 16.7% walk rate. Wood has recorded seven steals on eight attempts.
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May 23, 2026
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