Ronald Acuña Jr. back in there, Eli White also returns for Game 2 in DC
No harm, no foul for Acuña after getting plunked yesterday. Well, maybe some foul balls tonight.
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 14: Right fielder Ronald Acuna, Jr. (13) of the Atlanta Braves bats during the Tuesday evening MLB game between the Atlanta Braves and the Miami Marlins on April 14, 2026 at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by David J.
Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images No worries, Ronald Acuña Jr. hasn’t gone anywhere. Also, Eli White returns to the starting lineup in an outfield corner.
Usually, I do a batter-versus-pitcher thing, but there’s not much to do here. Foster Griffin made one MLB appearance in 2020 and six more in 2022, and then went to Japan. No one in this lineup has ever faced him at the major league level.
The Nationals roll out a similar-ish lineup to yesterday. Jorbit Vivas takes over at third for Brady House, and a bunch of spots are correspondingly reshuffled around the 1-2-4 enscocement of James Wood, Luis Garcia Jr. , and CJ Abrams.