Atlanta 4, at Washington 11

WASHINGTON (Interstat) — The Washington Nationals erupted for six runs over the seventh and eighth innings Tuesday night, turning a tight contest into a rout and snapping the Atlanta Braves’ four-game winning streak with an 11-4 victory at Nationals Park. A crowd of 16,483 watched the Nationals (11-13) batter the Braves’ bullpen late to even the series after Atlanta (16-8) had taken the opener 9-4 a day earlier. The loss halted a stretch of strong play for the Braves, who had won 10 of their previous 12 games. The most important part of the game arrived in the bottom of… Read more...