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Stephen Strasburg bounced back from a rough outing and young outfielders Victor Robles and Juan Soto led the Washington Nationals past the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Friday. It was the fifth win in a row for Washington, which has captured 18 of its past 25 contests and is one game under .500 for the first time since April 24. The Braves had won 11 of 13 but couldn't hold a 3-0 lead. Continue to Article

June 21, 2019 10:26:pm EST

The Atlanta Braves made it official, activating veteran left-hander Dallas Keuchel and scheduling him to start in Friday night's game at Washington against the Nationals. The veteran pitcher signed a one-year $13 million deal with the Braves on June 7 after spending seven-plus months on the free-agent market. The 2015 American League Cy Young Award winner with the Houston Astros was 12-11 last season for Houston with a 3.74 ERA over 34 starts. Continue to Article

June 21, 2019 1:58:pm EST

Atlanta Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson won his appeal and will not be suspended for his part in a benches-clearing incident with Pittsburgh earlier this month, ESPN reported Friday. Donaldson was originally suspended for one game after a skirmish with Pirates right-hander Joe Musgrove and catcher Elias Diaz on June 10. After he was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the first inning, Donaldson exchanged words with Musgrove on his way to first base. Continue to Article

June 21, 2019 1:48:pm EST

The Washington Nationals will extend their protective netting during the All-Star break after recent injuries in baseball increased the focus on fan safety. Nationals managing principal owner Mark Lerner announced the changes in a letter to fans on Thursday. Lerner says the club will replace the current protection with more transparent netting and extend it to just short of the foul poles in the left and right field corners. Continue to Article

June 20, 2019 3:14:pm EST

Mark W. Lerner, principal owner and vice chairman of the Washington Nationals, announced Thursday in a letter published on the team blog that the Nationals will be extending the protective field netting at Nationals Park. Over the past few weeks, we have seen several fans injured by bats and balls leaving the field of play at other stadiums,” Lerner wrote. I could not help but become emotional last month watching the Astros-Cubs game when a four-year-old little girl was hit by a line drive. Continue to Article

June 20, 2019 3:06:pm EST

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