WASHINGTON – While Bryce Harper was putting together an impressive home run streak, one of his Washington teammates was swinging the bat pretty well, too.
Wilson Ramos extended his hitting streak to 13 games and delivered a tiebreaking double to cap a two-run rally in the eighth inning that sent the Nationals over the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Harper doubled, singled and drove in another run – but didn’t homer. He had hit six home runs in his previous three games. Harper doubled home a run, giving him 13 RBIs in four games, and also scored once.
Ramos and Ryan Zimmerman each had a double, single and two RBIs, sending the Nationals to their 10th win in 12 games.
“I’ve always said I want to see what that guy can do with 120, 130 games, because he’s obviously a great catcher, but offensively he’s very talented,” Zimmerman said of Ramos, who’s been hampered by injuries each of last three seasons.