Wisler wins again for Braves
ATLANTA -- Right-hander Matt Wisler continued his late-season resurgence, throwing 5 2/3 strong innings in the Atlanta Braves' rain-shortened 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday at Turner Field.
The game was called with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Umpires stopped play for the second time and waited 110 minutes before postponing the game when heavy rains left the field unplayable.
Wisler (7-12) allowed two runs and five hits and struck out two. He did not walk a batter and was the beneficiary of two double plays. He threw only 66 pitches but did not return to the mound after a 97-minute rain delay, the first of two lengthy stoppages.
Wisler has won three of four starts since returning from a three-week stay in the minor leagues. In those three wins, he has not allowed more than two runs.
The Atlanta offense produced 12 hits, including three from third baseman Adonis Garcia, who matched his career high with three RBIs. First baseman Freddie Freeman added two hits and extended his National League-leading hitting streak to 22 games.
Atlanta (58-91) won two of three against Washington (88-61) in the final series between the teams at Turner Field. Washington finished 15-4 against the Braves this season.
Washington's Joe Ross (7-5) was activated from the disabled list and made his first start since July 2. He pitched three innings and allowed one run and six hits – only one hit hard -- with five strikeouts. He loaded the bases in the third inning but got out of the mess by retiring the No. 4-6 hitters in the order.
The Washington bullpen let the game get away. Reynaldo Lopez gave up two runs in two innings, Rafael Martin allowed the only batter he faced to score and Marc Rzepczynski gave up two runs in one inning.
The Braves scored a run in the second on an RBI single by Jace Peterson.
Atlanta made it 3-0 by pushing across two runs across in the fourth, one on Dansby Swanson's RBI double, the other on a single by Garcia.
Washington cut the lead to 3-2 by pushing across two runs in the sixth. Trea Turner led off with a triple and scored on a double by Jayson Werth. After the rain delay, Bryce Harper greeted reliever Ian Krol with an RBI single.
Atlanta responded with three runs in the sixth on a two-RBI single by Garcia and a run-scoring double from Freeman.
NOTES: The Nationals reinstated RHP Joe Ross from the 60-day disabled list so he could start against the Braves. INF Chris Bostick was designed for assignment. ... Atlanta 2B Jace Peterson was back in the lineup after missing two games with a sprained ankle. ... Washington 2B Daniel Murphy got Sunday off, with Trea Turner moving to second base and Ben Revere starting in center field. 1B Ryan Zimmerman got the day off and was replaced by Chris Robinson. ... The Braves begin their final road trip of the season on Monday with three games in New York. The pitching matches for the first game are Atlanta RHP Aaron Blair (0-6, 8.23 ERA) vs. New York RHP Noah Syndergaard (13-8, 2.43). ... The Nationals continue the next leg of their three-city trip when they start at three-game set in Miami. The matchups for the first game are Washington's A.J. Cole (1-2, 4.71) vs. Miami's Wei-Yin Chen (5-4, 4.99).