James Wood's eighth-inning double drove in the go-ahead run and the Washington Nationals rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Wednesday night and end their seven-game losing streak. Atlanta led 4-1 after Bryce Elder allowed five hits and one run in six innings.

On the bump tonight is righty Bryce Elder, he’s been one of the weaker arms in the Braves rotation this year. Coming off his best outing of the season, striking out eight over six innings against Pittsburgh, though he did allow three earned runs and took the loss. Elder enters tonight with a 2–2 record and a 4.97 ERA across seven starts.

If the Braves can beat the Nationals on Wednesday night, they will join an exclusive list of four teams that have gone over .500 after starting a season 0-7.

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves face the Washington Nationals, leading the series 2-1. Atlanta has a 14-7 record in home games and a 21-22 record overall. Braves hitters have a collective .381 slugging percentage to rank 10th in the NL.

Spencer Schwellenbach pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Washington Nationals 5-2 on Tuesday to reach the .500 mark for the first time this season.

The Atlanta Braves have won the first two contests of their four-game set against the Washington Nationals. Tuesday's victory, though, was a lot more significant than guaranteeing a split against a division rival.

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