Jake Irvin pitched six shutout innings, and the Washington Nationals dealt Atlanta ace Chris Sale his first loss in nearly two months on Friday night with a 2-1 victory over the Braves.
Washington snapped a four-game losing streak and won for only the second time in eight games since taking three of four at Atlanta late last month.
Sale allowed two runs in seven innings in his first loss since April 13. The left-hander had won seven consecutive starts before giving up eight runs to Oakland in his previous outing on June 1. The Braves were 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and fell eight games behind first-place Philadelphia in the NL East, matching their largest deficit in the standings this season.
“I still believe that it’s going to happen, at some point in time we’re going to get this thing rolling,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “It’s the hardest thing in the game to do in baseball. ‘You look like you’re flat.’ No, you’re not. You’re just not hitting. These guys are playing good defense. They’re hustling. They’re doing everything they can to win the game. We’re just not getting big hits.”“You lock in just a little bit more," said Irvin, who has a 1.
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