Keibert Ruiz homered as part of a seven-run fourth inning and the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-5 on Sunday, spoiling the major league debut of Hurston Waldrep.
CJ Abrams drove in three runs for Washington, which won three of four from Atlanta and improved to 6-2 this season against the Braves.
Waldrep, the Braves’ first-round pick in the 2023 draft who was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier Sunday, was undeterred by a 35-minute weather delay at the start. The right-hander breezed through three innings without allowing a hit. He is the fourth member of last year’s draft class to reach the majors and the second pitcher - along with Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes- to do so.
Waldrep sandwiched two walks around a single to load the bases before ending his outing. Abrams hit reliever Aaron Bummer’s first pitch into the right-field corner, scoring three runs and making it 7-2.The seven runs scored were the most in an inning for Washington since it had eight in the sixth inning at Kansas City on May 26, 2023.
Atlanta’s Michael Harris II opened the scoring with an RBI single in the second before Washington starter DJ Herz’s struggled with is command. Orlando Arcia walked on four pitches, and Herz’s first pitch to Kelenic was up and in, but grazed Kelenic’s bat. Kelenic took exception when Herz buzzed his head later in the at-bat. Herz’s next throw was his second wild pitch of the inning, allowing Travis d’Arnaud to score.
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