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C.Johnson popped out to right fielder Harper.

Pierzynski grounded out, pitcher Rivero to first baseman C.Robinson.

Grounded out, pitcher Rivero to first baseman C.Robinson.

Uribe grounded out, second baseman Espinosa to first baseman C.Robinson.

Grounded out, second baseman Espinosa to first baseman C.Robinson.

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Pierzynski homered to right on a full count, Maybin scored.

Homered to right on a full count, Maybin scored.

Wisler singled to right, K.Johnson scored, E.Perez to third.

Singled to right, K.Johnson scored, E.Perez to third.

Span singled to center, Desmond scored, M.Taylor to third.

Singled to center, Desmond scored, M.Taylor to third.

Braves fourth.  Maybin hit an infield single to shortstop.  Markakis popped out to left fielder M.Taylor.   Maybin stole second.  Pierzynski homered to right on a full count, Maybin scored.  Uribe homered to center on a 3-0 count.  K.Johnson hit an infield single to third.  Simmons grounded out, second baseman Espinosa to first baseman C.Robinson, K.Johnson to second.  E.Perez was intentionally walked.  Wisler singled to right, K.Johnson scored, E.Perez to third.  J.Peterson flied out to center fielder Span.  

Nationals seventh.  Masset pitching.  C.Robinson walked on a full count.  Desmond grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Uribe to second baseman J.Peterson, C.Robinson out.  M.Taylor singled to left, Desmond to second.  Uggla pinch-hitting for Fister.  Uggla flied out to center fielder Maybin, Desmond to third.  Span singled to center, Desmond scored, M.Taylor to third.  Aardsma pitching.  Espinosa struck out.  

The Nationals have won eight straight games against the Braves, tied for their longest active winning streak against any opponent (also vs. Astros). The most consecutive wins by the Expos/Nationals over the Braves in franchise history is nine, spanning the 1972 and 1973 seasons.

The Braves have won six of their last eight home games entering tonight's contest. Dating back to May 5, Atlanta is 13-7 at home, compared to 11-19 on the road.

Shelby Miller is winless in his last seven starts, going 0-2 with five no-decisions and a 2.70 ERA in those outings. He has a run-support average of just 1.45 during that span.

Jordan Zimmermann has allowed three earned runs or less in 12 of his 13 career starts against the Braves. Zimmermann is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA over his last two starts at Turner Field.

Over his last 20 games at Turner Field, Bryce Harper is batting .262 (17-for-65) with 0 HR and 1 RBI. Harper hit three homers in his first seven career games at Turner Field.

Nick Markakis is still in search of his first home run of the season. His 328 plate appearances are the second most by any player without a single homer in 2015 (Dee Gordon, 331). Markakis hit at least 10 home runs in each of his first nine seasons in the majors.

HP - Bucknor, 1B - Iassogna, 2B - Barrett, 3B - Morales

While Max Scherzer's teammates remain in awe over his recent dominance, the right-hander continues going about the business of winning games for the Washington Nationals.
He'll try to win a fourth consecutive start Thursday night against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.

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ATLANTA (AP)  A.J. Pierzynski and Juan Uribe hit back-to-back homers in a four-run fourth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Wednesday night to end a streak of nine straight losses in the season series.
Rookie Matt Wisler allowed one hit in 5 1-3 scoreless innings to make up for a loss to the Nationals in his last start. Wisler had a run-scoring single in the big fourth inning, his first career hit.

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Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves on July 1, 2015

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