Ritchie allows HR on first big league pitch, then leads Braves over Nats 7-2 for 8th win in 9 games

— JR Ritchie allowed a home run to James Wood on his first major league pitch, then rebounded to allow one more run over seven innings and lead the Atlanta Braves over the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Thursday for their eighth win in nine games.
Apr 23, 2026, 05:15 pm - AP
ATL
WSH
123456789RHE
0002004017140
100100000250
J. Ritchie
win

J. Ritchie1-0

7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB
C. Perez
loss

C. Perez1-3

0.1 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

ATLWSH
1stWood homered to right (387 feet).01
4thAlbies hit sacrifice fly to right, Olson scored, Riley to third.11
4thHarris II singled to center, Riley scored.21
4thAbrams homered to center (426 feet).22
7thBaldwin scored on Varland wild pitch, Riley to second on wild pitch by Varland, Olson to third on wild pitch by Varland.32
7thAlbies singled to right, Olson scored and Riley scored.52
7thHarris II doubled to center, Albies scored.62
9thAlbies homered to right center (396 feet).72

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Atlanta BravesBravesATL
(18-8)
(18-8, 10-4 Away)
(18-8)
JR Ritchie
(1-2, 4.50)
-149
ML
-136
o9
-115
-1.5
+119
Washington NationalsNationalsWSH
(11-15)
(11-15, 3-10 Home)
(11-15)
Cade Cavalli
(8-5, 3.52)
u9
-108
+113
u9
-105
+1.5
-143
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