WASHINGTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves snapped their season-starting four-game losing streak by edging the Washington Nationals 7-6 in a doubleheader opener Wednesday with the help of three hits from Ronald Acuña Jr. and a save by Will Smith a night after he gave up a walk-off hit.
Smith, Atlanta’s fifth pitcher, didn't have an easy time of things, though. The first batter he faced Wednesday was Juan Soto, whose RBI single in the ninth inning delivered a 6-5 victory for Washington on Tuesday.
This time, Soto led off the bottom of the seventh by walking, Starlin Castro drove him in with a double to cut Atlanta's two-run lead in half.