Braves Crush Nationals, Win Sixth Straight

0:00On April 21st, the Atlanta Braves just keep rolling, snagging their sixth straight win with a solid 9-4 beat down over the Washington. Nationals last night, Matt Olson led the charge with three RBI's including a monster, two run homer that tied things up early. Bryce Elder was lights out on the mound, fanning six over six in two-thirds innings to anchor the victory. Atlanta really turned it on in the sixth, exploding for five runs to chase national starter Jake Irvin and blow the game open. Drake Baldwin smacked a two-run double and guys like Ozzy Albees, Michael Harris the second and Dominick Smith piled on with key hits to build that. Led, Ronald Akuna Jr. took a couple pitches off the arm, but X-rays came back clean, so he's day to day and should be back soon. Fans are buzzing about the Braves' hot streak. They've now won ten of their last twelve, looking unstoppable in the standings. Elder improved to three-and-one on the year, still boasting that tiny .77 ERA that leads the national league.

1:02For the nets, Irvin dropped to one in three after giving up four runs in five frames, while their early two runs single from Jake of Young and the homer. By daylin' loud, warn enough to hang. With this momentum, the Braves are primed to keep climbing. Watch out, the rest of the league better stuff up their game. That's your update from MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.