ATLANTA — Kelly Johnson homered and drove in three runs, Eric Stults pitched 6 1-3 strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat Washington 8-4 on Monday night to give the Nationals their sixth straight loss.
Johnson’s two-run homer into the right-field seats came in Atlanta’s three-run sixth inning off Doug Fister (1-1). Fister gave up 10 hits and five runs, four earned, in 5 2-3 innings.
The Nationals committed four errors, including two by Fister on errant pickoff attempts.
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The losing streak is Washington’s longest since six straight from July 19-24, 2013.
Stults (1-1) allowed two runs on four hits and three walks. Johnson had three hits, including a run-scoring single off Rafael Martin in the seventh.
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