Braves Win Big, Acuna Day-to-Day

0:00It's April 22nd. This is MLB News Today, powered by AI, you're around the diamond update. I'm Corey, with the story. The Atlanta Braves keep rolling with a 9-4 win over the Washington Nationals, grabbing their sixth straight victory and boosting their record. To 16 wins and seven losses. They hold a five-game lead in the National League East after exploding for five runs in the sixth inning and two more in the ninth to seal it. That Olsen paced the offense with three RBI's, including a two-run homer in the fourth and a sacrifice fly later. Drake balled when shipped in two RBI's with a key double in that massive sixth, marking the team's only multi-hit night. Six different braves drove in runs overall. On the mound, Bryce Elder wins six in two-thirds innings, giving up four runs, three earned and fanning six. The bullpen locked it down with two and one-third scoreless frames from Aaron Bummer, Tyler Kinley and Joel Pams. Kinley dropped his ERA to 0.90, joining a crew of relievers under 1.00 early in the season.

1:06Moves to snag guys like him and others are paying off big time. Ronald Lakuna Jr. left after taking a pitch off his left hand, but X-rays came back clean. He's day-to-day. Braves go for the Series sweep Tuesday night at 6.45 with Ronaldo Lopez starting.