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Austin Riley leads rally, Marcell Ozuna homers as Braves top Nats

AP photo by John McDonnell / Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna (20) and third baseman Austin Riley (27) celebrate with teammates after Ozuna's two-run homer in the eighth inning against the host Washington Nationals on Thursday night.
AP photo by John McDonnell / Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna (20) and third baseman Austin Riley (27) celebrate with teammates after Ozuna's two-run homer in the eighth inning against the host Washington Nationals on Thursday night. AP photo by John McDonnell / Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna (20) and third baseman Austin Riley (27) celebrate with teammates after Ozuna's two-run homer in the eighth inning against the host Washington Nationals on Thursday night.

By PATRICK STEVENS / The Associated Press 4 min read

WASHINGTON — Austin Riley is clearly feeling more like himself. Marcell Ozuna has probably never felt better.

In both cases, the Atlanta Braves reaped the benefits Thursday night.

Riley hit a go-ahead RBI single, Ozuna followed with a two-run homer, and the Braves scored three runs in the eighth inning to rally for a 5-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night in the opener to a four-game series between National League East Division teams.

Adam Duvall homered in the seventh inning for Atlanta (35-25), which has won three of its past four games. The Braves are chasing their seventh consecutive division title but currently sit second in the standings, 7 1/2 games behind the NL-leading Philadelphia Phillies (44-19).

Rookie left-hander Mitchell Parker took a no-hitter into the sixth inning for Washington (27-35), which has dropped four in a row and has scored just six runs over its past three games. The Nationals are tied with the New York Mets for third in the NL East, 16 1/2 games behind Philadelphia.