Tempers flared in Atlanta as the Washington Nationals dropped their sixth straight to the Braves in a 8-4 game that was not nearly as close as the score may depict. The Nationals had four errors and only five hits in a laugher against their division rival. Eric Stults (1-1, 4.03 ERA) earned his first win of the season while Doug Fister (1-1, 3.28) took the loss. Nationals’ third baseman Yunel Escobar left the game with a hand injury after Andrelton Simmons slid into him at third base during the fifth inning
Fister went 5.