Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals, MLB Opening Day

MLB

Braves

1-0

7-2

Final

Nationals

0-1

Nationals Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ATL	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	7
WSH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2

Who won: Braves 7-2

The Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 in MLB Opening Day on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Nationals Park. The Braves win the series 2-1. The Braves outscored the Nationals 3-0 in the 9th inning. Travis d'Arnaud went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Braves. Joey Meneses went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Nationals.

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What it means

Season series: ATL wins series 2-1.
Braves 1-0 on the road; Nationals 0-1 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Braves1st in NL East

Bryce Elder SP
Knee, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Joe Jimenez RP
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Martin Perez SP
Back, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Reynaldo Lopez RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Strider SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Nationals4th in NL East

Drew Millas C
Finger, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Ken Waldichuk RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Matt Waldron RP
Chest, Inflammation
60-Day-IL
Orlando Ribalta RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
PJ Poulin RP
Forearm, Strain, left
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Braves1st in NL East

Max Fried SP

Probable starter · 8-1, 2.55 ERA, 80 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Ronald Acuna Jr.RF
2Matt Olson1B
3Austin Riley3B
4Ozzie Albies2B
5Sean MurphyC
6Marcell OzunaLF
7Michael Harris IICF
8Travis d'ArnaudDH
9Orlando ArciaSS

Nationals4th in NL East

Patrick Corbin SP

Probable starter · 10-15, 5.20 ERA, 124 K, 1.48 WHIP

Lineup

1Lane ThomasRF
2Joey MenesesDH
3Jeimer Candelario3B
4Dominic Smith1B
5Keibert RuizC
6Alex CallLF
7Luis Garcia Jr.2B
8Victor RoblesCF
9CJ AbramsSS

The series

ATL wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 35,756
Officials: Dan Bellino (Home Plate Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (First Base Umpire), Mark Ripperger (Second Base Umpire), Shane Livensparger (Third Base Umpire)