. >> bryce harperinng the home run derby felt like the shot in the arm the nats needed. after all, they had lost five of their last eight heading into the break. they gotteen strasburg and ryan zimmerman off the dl today. strasburg last pitched june 8th, sim last played on may 9th did pinch hit in the sixth. their star pitcher took the mound, results not up to his rd stan strasburg might need more time to get sharp. braves shostop ozzie albees gets atlanta on the board with an rbi double. he steals third later scores on a sac fly. nats trail in the bottom of the first. this is the all-star mojo we were talking about, a little momentum. what's better than one steal. how about two? yce harper steals second. eaton steals home to cut the deficit in half. washington down by a single run in the sixth. freddie freeman breaks the game open. the double off strasburg followed by a sac fly gives the braves a 6-2 lead. of max scherzer had something to say to his fellow starter in the exchange. it got heated. nats lose, 8-5.am next against the braves tomorrow night at 7:05. >>> oriol