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Nationals improve to 6-1 with 3-0 win over Braves

Chris Graham

washington nationalsTanner Roark threw seven scoreless innings, and Stephen Drew and Jayson Werth homered, leading the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 win over the Atlanta Braves Wednesday night.

Roark (1-1) gave up four hits, struck out four and walked three. Jonathan Papelbon gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth to notch his fifth save.

Drew and Werth each homered in the fourth, the first long ball of 2016 for each.

The Nationals improve to 6-1 on the season.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].