ATLANTA – It was just another game for Livan Hernandez. Not so for the Atlanta Braves.
Hernandez homered and limited Atlanta to five hits in eight innings Tuesday night to help the Washington Nationals to a 6-0 win over the Braves, ending a six-game losing streak.
The Braves, however, fell two games behind first-place Philadelphia in the National League East. The Phillies beat Florida 2-1.
Atlanta held a one-game lead over San Francisco in the wild-card race. The Giants had a late game against Los Angeles.
Hernandez (10-11) walked two, struck out six and hit a batter. Only one runner reached second.