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ATLANTA -- Clint Robinson, headed for a return to backup duty, made the most of another fill-in start. Authentic James Washington Jersey .Robinson hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth and the Washington Nationals recovered after giving up a three-run lead to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Friday night.Robinsons single to left field off Jim Johnson (2-6) drove in pinch-runner Pedro Severino from second base.He certainly did come through, said Nationals manager Dusty Baker of Robinson. At first they tried to give it to us, and then he tried to get it back.The Nationals led 6-3 in the eighth before the Braves took advantage of throwing errors by shortstop Danny Espinosa and third baseman Anthony Rendon to score three runs. Freddie Freemans two-run double off Koda Glover (1-0) tied it.Robinson had two hits and two walks as he started at first base, the spot expected to be manned by Ryan Zimmerman when he comes off the disabled list on Saturday.Robinsons single in the ninth gave Glover his first win though he also was charged with a blown save.Thats definitely not the way you want to get it, Glover said of the win.The NL East-leading Nationals improved to 10-1 against the last-place Braves this season. Washington has won 24 of 30 games in the rivalry since the start of the 2015 season.Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his 35th save. A review overturned an out call on Dansby Swansons grounder to Espinosa for his second hit of the game with one out. Melancon then struck out Jace Peterson and Ender Inciartes grounder to first ended the game.Its a good game, but I got a little older, Baker said.Inciarte had two of Atlantas four hits against Tanner Roark, including a two-run homer in the sixth. Nick Markakis added a homer to deep right field in the seventh, knocking Roark out of the game.Julio Teheran allowed three runs on six hits and three walks in five innings in his return from the 15-day disabled list with a right lat strain.I felt pretty good, Teheran said. I felt normal, like the way I felt at the beginning of the year.Teheran is 0-6 in 13 home starts this season.STREAK ENDSJayson Werth was 0 for 5 with three strikeouts, ending his Nationals-record streak of reaching base in 46 consecutive games. The streak began on June 20. Werth tied Rusty Staub for the longest streak in Nationals/Expos franchise history.The more important thing is that we won the game, Werth said. ... Its not the most glamorous of streaks anyway.GREATEST CATCHNationals center fielder Ben Revere made a leaping catch, reaching over the top of the wall, to take a home run away from Freeman in the fourth. Revere crashed to the warning track, holding his glove hand up with the ball as Freeman stared in disbelief near second base and Roark celebrated on the mound.Unbelievable, Roark said. The greatest catch Ive ever seen.MINORS MOVEThe Nationals acquired LHP Sean Burnett from the Twins for cash considerations. Burnett was assigned to Triple-A Syracuse. The 33-year-old Burnett has pitched in the majors with the Pirates, Nationals -- from 2009-12 -- and Angels. He last appeared in the majors with the Angels in 2014.TRAINERS ROOMNationals: Zimmerman (bruised left wrist) and C Jose Lobaton (left elbow tendinitis) arrived in Atlanta and are expected to come off the DL on Saturday.Braves: LHP Eric OFlaherty, placed on the 15-day DL with left elbow neuritis, will be examined to see if surgery is necessary. OFlaherty, 31, has a 6.91 ERA in 39 games -- double his career 3.24 mark entering the season. I feel for him, said manager Brian Snitker. He just cant do what hes capable of.UP NEXTNationals: RHP Max Scherzer (12-7, 2.95) lasted only four innings in his last start at Colorado, his shortest of the season. Before that start, he had lasted at least seven innings in six straight starts.Braves: Rookie RHP Tyrell Jenkins (2-3, 4.89) allowed seven runs in 4 2/3 innings in a 9-1 loss to the Nationals in his last start on Sunday. It ended a streak of three straight strong starts in which he allowed a combined two runs and earned two wins. Wholesale Steelers Jerseys . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Authentic Terrell Edmunds Jersey . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. http://www.cheapsteelersjerseysauthentic.com/ . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J.WASHINGTON -- Nationals manager Davey Johnson got what he wanted, a second consecutive rainout to give his battered team an extra day to heal. Maybe the mental break will turn out to be the catalyst the Nationals have been seeking. Certainly, nothing else has worked so far. The preseason NL East favourite remained one game below .500 Friday, when a series opener against the Minnesota Twins was postponed as rain from Tropical Storm Andrea moved north. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Sunday. The Nationals Thursday night game against the New York Mets also was washed out, and Johnson said afterward that "even one more rainout would be better." "With the number of guys we have on the DL, this is a welcome call," Johnson said. Young marquee stars Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper head a disabled list that also includes another starting pitcher (Ross Detwiler) and two other position players who started on opening day, catcher Wilson Ramos and second baseman Danny Espinosa. If nothing else, the rainouts mean the Nationals wont have to promote a pitcher from the minors to take Strasburgs turn in the rotation this weekend. But the Nationals woes go beyond the injuries. Theyre hitting .230 with a major league-worst .287 on-base percentage. Harper has missed 25 games, yet he leads the team in homers (12) and runs (29) and is second in walks (25). Ryan Zimmerman is the oonly regular in the current lineup hitting better than . Authentic Marcus Allen Jersey. 270. Bench players who contributed so well last season when starters were out now look like they belong on the bench: Roger Bernadina (.165), Tyler Moore (.149) and Chad Tracy (.145). But theres another stat that shows just how much the Nationals will be fighting history if they want to make a championship run: Theyre getting clobbered a lot. Theyve already lost nine games -- thats nearly one-third of their losses -- by six or more runs, including Wednesdays 10-1 defeat to the Mets. Traditionally, top teams dont get beat that badly that often. Those nine blowout losses already match the entire regular-season total of four of the last six World Series champions. The 2009 New York Yankees had 15, but even that number pales compared to Washingtons current pace of 25. Last years Nationals, who finished with the best record in baseball, had only eight. The Nationals woke up Friday trailing the first-place Atlanta Braves by 7 1/2 games. However, there remain more 100 games to play. Johnson and his players have stressed the need for patience over panic to the point that the words sound rote, as in when Johnson repeated the message Thursday. "Its a long season. Weve gone through some injuries," the manager said. "I think were going to come out of it all right. We got the guys here to do it. We need to get on with it." ' ' '
