The Braves stranglehold on 2nd place in the NL East remains at 1/2 game.
Stephen Strasburg went 7 2/3 strong innings to help the Nationals salvage a game from the 3 game series. Strasburg gave up 5 hits and a walk, and struck out 11. Dansby Swanson’s 2 run double in the 8th chased him; Koda Glover finished up from there.
Strasburg’s work overshadowed an excellent performance from Jaime Garcia, who unlike Strasburg, managed to finish his 8th inning. Garcia gave up 7 hits, walked none, and struck out 8.