October 1, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Olson went 4 for 5 with a three-run homer, Spencer Strider allowed only one run in a seven-inning start, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 11-3 on Monday night.
Olson homered in his third straight game, had three extra-base hits and four RBIs in his second four-hit game of the season. Drake Baldwin added three hits and four RBIs.
Olson sent a home run over the right-field wall in the fifth inning to extend Atlanta’s lead to 5-1. Olson doubled down the left-field line and Nacho Alvarez Jr. scored for a 7-1 lead in the seventh.
Strider (6-13) had taken the loss in five of his last six starts, dating to Aug. 6. He allowed four hits, struck out six and walked two.
Atlanta has won back-to-back games following four straight losses.
Daylen Lile hit the sixth home run of his rookie season to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. Lile has reached safely in 15 straight games.
Washington scored two runs in the eighth after entering the inning without a hit since Paul DeJong's single in the fourth.
Mitchell Parker (8-16) allowed six runs and 10 hits in five innings.
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