Washington 4, at Atlanta 3

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — James Wood launched two home runs, including a critical insurance blast in the eighth inning, to power the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park, snapping a two-game skid. The Nationals, who had dropped the first two games of the series by a combined 14-7 score, built an early lead and held off a late Braves rally to improve to 65-94. Atlanta fell to 75-84 with the loss. Washington struck immediately against Braves starter Bryce Elder. CJ Abrams led off the game with a double and… Read more...