Before Friday night’s loss, the Washington Nationals had won five straight from the Atlanta Braves in SunTrust Park, outscoring their NL East rivals 45-17 over that stretch.
Davey Martinez and his club have taken 5 of 8 games with the current division leader this season, outscoring them 56-39 overall, with four of the eight games decided by one run.
Last night’s win left the Nationals 5.5 games behind the Braves, in second place in the NL East, with a +1.5 game advantage in the NL Wild Card race.
Martinez talked after the Nats’ 5-3 win in the third game of this weekend’s four-game set in SunTrust Park last night, about putting the previous night’s loss behind them and focusing on the task at hand, or, as he likes to say, going 1-0 each day.