WASHINGTON — The Nationals lost 9-5 to the streaking Braves on Monday, allowing a season-high five homers as Atlanta won its 12th straight game and dropped the home team's record to a measly 23-40.
Yet the loss was hardly the most important development for Washington on a day when starter Stephen Strasburg underwent an MRI to address some “discomfort” he felt after a bullpen session. Manager Davey Martinez began his pregame press conference with a grim assessment of his prized right-hander, saying “we don’t know if this is the same issue” that sidelined Strasburg for the first two months of the season.