ATLANTA (AP) — Travis d’Arnaud had a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning in his first game in a week, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games.
Orlando Arcia and Ramón Laureano hit solo home runs, and Whit Merrifield had two hits, two walks and scored a run for the Braves.
“Cautionsly optimistic, I guess,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said about things coming together for his team. “We just have to keep fighting. It is probably what I envisioned for the rest of the way — these close games.”…