Acuña Hit by Pitches, Braves Tensions Rise

On April 21st, Ronald Okunye Jr. took two fastballs to the body from National Starter

Jake Irvin during the Braves game Monday night, forcing him out.

In the sixth inning, the first one clipped him leading off the fourth while Lana trailed

to nothing and the second nailed his left hand with no outs in the sixth as.

They chased a three-two deficit.

Irvin's pitches clocked 92 miles per hour the first time and 91 the second, clear shots

that had Okunye shaking it off initially, but hurting bad on that follow-up.

He yelled out in pain after the second hit, stayed in the on-deck circle briefly, but

Eli White stepped in for right-field duty right after.

The Braves medical crew checked him quick and fans held their breath, watching the star

outfield their hobble off.

X-rays came back negative, so Okunye's just day to day for now.

Meanwhile, Braves' starter Bryce Elder hit Nationals' prospects, Daelin Lyle, to open

the bottom of the sixth, leading Ums to slap warnings on both.

Dugouts, and keep the heat from boiling over.

With tensions simmering and Okunye eyeing a quick return, this one's got everyone watching

how the series shakes out from here.

This has been Washington Nationals News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story.