ATLANTA — Chadwick Tromp’s two-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning drove in Eli White from second base as the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
Tromp, who also had a run-scoring single in the 10th, got the first walk-off hit in his seven-year MLB career.
Tyler Kinley (4-2) picked up the win on the pitching mound with a scoreless 11th inning. He stranded a runner at third by striking out Nasim Nuñez.
The Nationals took a 4-2 lead in the 10th on a two-run triple by CJ Abrams, but the Braves rallied with two of their own on RBIs by Tromp and Mauricio Dubón to force an 11th inning in the opener to a three-game series between National League East Division teams at Truist Park.
Paxton Schultz (0-2) took the loss for the Nationals after giving up the unearned run in the final frame. Schultz retired Dominic Smith on a groundout, then got Ha-Seong Kim to strike out swinging, but Tromp connected on a 2-2 fastball after fouling off the previous two pitches.