WASHINGTON (Interstat) — JR Ritchie allowed a home run to James Wood on his first major league pitch, then rebounded to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon at Nationals Park. Ritchie (1-0) struck out seven, walked two and allowed two earned runs on five hits over seven innings. Ozzie Albies homered and drove in four runs, and Michael Harris II had three hits and two RBIs. Atlanta broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the seventh. Cionel Pérez (1-3) took the loss. The Braves improved to 18-8, while the Nationals fell to 11-15. Attendance was 14,613, and the game lasted 2:32.