James Wood appears to be like to proceed his robust begin to 2026 when the Washington Nationals host the Atlanta Braves within the third contest of their 4-recreation sequence on Wednesday night time.
In Tuesday’s 11-4 win, Wood smacked a solo homer, walked 4 instances and scored three runs as Washington collected 10 hits and 12 walks.
“I feel like one through nine, everyone was having good at-bats,” Wood stated. “Pitching staff did great. (Starter) Foster (Griffin) was great today.”
Wood leads the National League with 21 walks, is tied for the lead with eight house runs and is second with 23 runs scored.
Atlanta recalled 20-yr-outdated Didier Fuentes (0-0, 2.25 ERA) from Triple-A Gwinnett to begin towards fellow proper-hander Zack Littell (0-2, 7.11) on Wednesday.
Left-hander Martin Perez was initially slated to begin for the Braves however was pushed again to Thursday. Atlanta designated proper-hander Ian Hamilton for project to make room for Fuentes, who has by no means confronted Washington.
Littell has not loved a lot success of late. He lasted simply 4 innings in his final begin — a loss to the San Francisco Giants, permitting eight runs on 11 hits.
He is 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA in 10 video games (one begin) towards the Braves.
Luis Garcia Jr. had a 4-hit night time, his first of the season, for the Nationals on Tuesday. He completed 4-for-5 with a double, a run scored and three RBIs.
After scoring three runs towards Reynaldo Lopez within the first inning Tuesday, the Nationals have scored 25 first-inning runs, probably the most within the majors.
“Obviously, Lopez is a really good pitcher,” Nationals supervisor Blake Butera stated. “I know he didn’t have it tonight necessarily, but I think our hitters did a really good job of making him come to them and laying off some pitches outside of the zone.”
Drake Baldwin and Eli White homered, and Mauricio Dubon had two hits for Atlanta, which had gained six straight. The Braves have solely misplaced consecutive video games as soon as this season, a 3-recreation skid April 4-6.
Baldwin has reached base safely in 23 of 24 video games this season. He is tied for third within the majors with 22 RBIs.
Ronald Acuna Jr. performed and went 1-for-5 someday after being hit by a pitch twice, together with as soon as on the left hand.
The Braves positioned nearer Raisel Iglesias on the 15-day injured record with proper shoulder irritation. The transfer was retroactive to Monday.
“I’m not sure how long this is going to be,” Atlanta supervisor Walt Weiss stated. “You just never know. But we’re certainly optimistic it’s going to be shorter than a long absence. All things are positive right now.”
In the meantime, Robert Suarez will function Atlanta’s nearer. He led the N.L. with 40 saves final season for San Diego.
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