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This day in Braves history: Braves stun Nationals with 9-0 comeback

If your team is getting thrashed, games like this are why you should always wait until the end because something unexpected might happen; just ask the Washington Nationals.

Tommy Hanson was starting for the Braves against Nats ace Stephen Strasburg. However, this would not be Hanson's night as he spotted the Nats a 3-0 lead in the first courtesy of Michael Morse's three-run homer. Then in the fourth inning, Ryan Zimmerman added his own three-run shot for a 6-0 Nats lead.

Luis Avilan compounded matters in the fifth when he walked Strasburg with the bases loaded, and then gave up a two-run single to Steve Lombardozzi.