On a sweltering Saturday afternoon, the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-1, improving their season record against Atlanta to 8-10. Nats pitchers combined to two-hit Atlanta with the lone run scored on a sacrifice fly from Freddie Freeman.
Jeremy Hellickson started the game, throwing 60 pitches over three innings. After the game, Hellickson revealed he re-injured his wrist during his second at-bat and will likely miss the rest of the season.
However, rookie Jefry Rodriguez stepped right in and continued his torment of the Braves. He threw 4.