Chadwick Tromp is the hero as Braves walk it off in the 11th

MIAMI, FL - MAY 19: Atlanta Braves shortstop Mauricio Dubón (14) and Atlanta Braves catcher Chadwick Tromp (38) celebrate together at the end of a game between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves on May 19, 2026 at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Atlanta Braves took on the Washington Nationals tonight in a matchup that featured the top two scoring offenses in MLB thus far. Dating back to 2018 when the Braves’ rebuild ended they have won seven of their last eight season sets against the Nationals going 80-49 in that timeframe.

With these two high powered offenses, one would assume that it would be a relatively offensive driven game. This was not the case. Bryce Elder took the mound for the Braves so it could be guessed that the Nationals may be slowed down some, but the Nationals basically had an opener style game planned with a Richard Lovelady pitching only to be replaced early by Miles Mikolas and his 6.

91 ERA. Fun fact about Lovelady. He pitched four games in Atlanta’s organization back in 2023 for Gwinnett.

Bryce Elder started off relatively strong in this game. He struck out rising star James Wood to lead off the game. He did give up a single in the first but that was the only baserunner.