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Adam Eaton had three hits and drove in a run and Trea Turner, Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto had two hits and an RBI as the visiting Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Saturday, ending a 10-game winning streak by Braves pitcher Mike Soroka. Washington closer Sean Doolittle got a five-out save while Anibal Sanchez (6-6) picked up the win despite going just five innings. Doolittle retired Dansby Swanson, Freddie Freeman (strikeout) and Josh Donaldson in the ninth for his 21st save. Continue to Article

July 20, 2019 10:55:pm EST

Ronald Acuna Jr. had three hits and scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on a single by Josh Donaldson as the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Friday. Acuna led off the ninth with a walk off Fernando Rodney (0-3), who then gave up a single to Dansby Swanson and walked Freddie Freeman to load the bases with no outs. Donaldson then singled to deep left field on a 2-0 fastball. Continue to Article

July 19, 2019 11:15:pm EST

As you would expect a first-place NL East team to do, the Atlanta Braves bounced back to even the series with Washington Friday night inside SunTrust Park. Josh Donaldson erased Victor Robles' game-tying, two-run home run with his walk-off single in the ninth. Atlanta improved to 59-40 and increased its lead over the Nationals to 6.5 games with a 4-3 final. Continue to Article

July 19, 2019 8:41:pm EST

For seven years, Bryce Harper was an integral part of the Washington Nationals both on and off the field. Harper remains the team's fourth-best player by wins above replacement5 since the franchise moved from Montreal to Washington in 2005, trailing only Ryan Zimmerman, Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg. When it became clear that Harper was leaving D.C. last winter, it looked like Washington had a huge void to fill — a concern only exacerbated when Harper went to the division-rival Philadelphia Phillies in a record-setting deal. Continue to Article

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