Stephen Strasburg gets win for Nats vs. Braves in first start back from DL

Stephen Strasburg gets win for Nats vs. Braves in first start back from DL,Stephen Strasburg's arrival from the handicapped rundown was deferred more than two hours by a serious rainstorm.

Strasburg was really serious himself.

The privilege hander contributed five shutout innings his arrival from the debilitated rundown, Anthony Rendon tied his vocation high with four hits and the Washington Nationals vanquished the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night.

"Clearly I've been working truly difficult to get things going in the right heading," said Strasburg, who came in with a 6.55 ERA.

Strasburg (4-5), who missed 21 diversions with neck snugness, was flexible in his arrival. He permitted baserunners in four of five innings, however left with his first scoreless begin this season.

"He was forceful," chief Matt Williams said. "It helps when you feel great. He utilized his fastball a considerable measure."

Strasburg utilized his time on the incapacitated rundown to take a shot at his mechanics, and to look for exhortation from colleagues.

"Conversing with a great deal of gentlemen in the clubhouse while I was away truly sort of shed some light, what my qualities, what my shortcomings are," he said, "and I truly only attempted to pitch to my qualities."

Strasburg permitted four hits and a walk while striking out six. He was lifted subsequent to tossing 94 contributes a diversion that was postponed 2 hours and 12 minutes toward the begin.

"Five solid innings for us," Williams said. "Today evening time he had some (pitch number) limits. Whenever out he won't have any."We combat a ton, attempted to get his pitch number up, perhaps attempt to do something against the warm up area, yet their warm up area came in and did really well," Atlanta's Chris Johnson said.

Washington's David Carpenter made advances on resign Juan Uribe with two men on in the eighth.

Drew Storen pitched a scoreless ninth - notwithstanding stacking the bases - for his 21st recovery.

Wilson Ramos included three hits for the Nationals, who have won four straight while permitting a sum of four runs.

Cameron Maybin homered in the eighth inning, and Nick Markakis had three hits for Atlanta.

Alex Wood (4-5) permitted three runs and 10 hits more than seven innings.

Atlanta attempted to score without first baseman Freddie Freeman, a vocation .340 hitter against Washington. Freeman, who has been out since keep going Thursday, went on the handicapped rundown Tuesday with a wounded right wrist.

The Nationals got to Wood for keeps running in three of the initial four innings.

Denard Span multiplied beginning the first and scored on a solitary by Rendon.

Rendon came in hitting .230, and had gone 2 for 16 over his previous four amusements.

In the third, Michael A. Taylor singled and took second when Maybin misplayed the ball in focus field. Taylor stole third and returned home on Span's one-out single past a drawn-in infield.

In the fourth, Taylor's hit scored in Danny Espinosa.

"He didn't give them a chance to put a slanted number up," director Fredi Gonzalez said of Wood's exertion.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Conquers: A MRI on Monday did not uncover a more genuine harm for Freeman. "Only a wound," Gonzalez said. "Ideally, we get him back sooner than later."

Nationals: Williams said 1B Ryan Zimmerman (left foot plantar fasciitis) took a few swings interestingly since going on the DL.

NATIONALS MOURN PASSING OF KIMBERLY KNORR

The Nationals are grieving the passing of Kimberly Knorr, wife of seat mentor Randy Knorr.

"The Washington Nationals are stunned and disheartened to learn of the death of Kimberly Knorr, the wife of Nationals seat mentor Randy Knorr," Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said in an announcement discharged after the diversion. "Randy and Kimberly have been adored individuals from our Nationals family going back to his days as a player for the Montreal Expos. Kimberly was an uncommonly warm, cherishing individual who committed quite a bit of her time to helping other people. We are shattered by her misfortune."
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