Official Site of the Braves · May 20, 2017
Braves' eighth-inning outburst sinks Nats
Nick Markakis lines a go-ahead RBI single to right field to plate Brandon Phillips and give the Braves a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the 8thDansby Swanson gave the Braves an early lead with a two-run homer in the second inning, but the rookie shortstop also committed one of the two defensive miscues that allowed the Nationals to tally three runs in the third inning. After Daniel Murphy answered Matt Kemp's game-tying homer in the third with a solo shot in the fourth, Atlanta tied the game with Suzuki's one-out double in the fifth.