Families fight
Giants Will Hernandez Jersey , even on special occasions. Birthday boy Stephen Strasburg and Nationals ace Max Scherzer are leaving it at that.
Strasburg was batted around by the Atlanta Braves, then engaged in a heated spat with Scherzer in the dugout during the Washington Nationals‘ 8-5 loss
Friday night.
The Nationals delayed opening their clubhouse to reporters after the game, and Strasburg then offered no clarification for the animated discussion between
him and Scherzer.
”It’s part of family, man,” he said. ”You got to be in the family.”
The dispute occurred after Strasburg, activated from the 10-day disabled list earlier in the day and throwing on his 30th birthday, gave up six runs and eight
hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked into the dugout, got a pat on the back from
Scherzer and sat down on the bench. They began barking at each other, then both
quickly went off-camera by leaving the dugout.
Another reporter asked if the two pitchers spoke again after the initial tiff.
”You got to be in the family
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Washington, which has lost six of nine, fell to 48-49, six games behind Atlanta and 6 1/2 behind NL East-leading Philadelphia.
The Braves lost All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies in the third inning, and the team said he was lifted as a precaution because of right hamstring
tightness. Manager Brian Snitker said Albies is ”OK,” but would help to rest him
”for a day or two and see how he is.”
Albies had an RBI double and stole a base in a two-run first inning. Ronald Acuna Jr. homered, doubled and singled, scored three runs and had two of
Atlanta’s four stolen bases.
”It couldn’t have been any better,” Snitker said. ”I loved the aggressiveness.”
Anibal Sanchez (5-2) allowed three runs over six innings for the Braves
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”We felt really good about Sanchy, the veteran he is, handling that after the All-Star break,” Snitker said.
The tone was far different in the other clubhouse. Manager Dave Martinez spoke with reporters in his office rather than the standard press conference
room after meeting with his top starting pitchers.
”We had a really good conversation, I’ll just say that,” Martinez said. ”It was addressed. Look, they’re very competitive. Everyone is. I’m glad we talked.
It’s over. Let’s move forward. These guys are professionals. They’re good.”
Matt Adams, Trea Turner and Juan Soto homered for the Nationals, who hosted the All-Star Game on Tuesday.
Strasburg went on the DL on June 10 with right shoulder inflammation. He landed in trouble quickly in his return as the Braves scored two in the first
inning.
Albies’ knocked in the Braves’ first run with a double
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Adams to reach at first base.
Culberson, who would later homer, pinch-hit for Albies in the third. The 21-year-old Albies entered Friday leading the National League in several
offensive categories, including runs, extra-base hits and total bases.
Adams’ 16th home run of the season tied the score at 2 in the third, but Atlanta countered with a single run in the fourth. Freeman’s two-run double
highlighted a three-run fifth that put the Braves up 6-2 and ended Strasburg’s
outing. He struck out six and threw 98 pitches.
Nationals catcher Matt Wieters said he believed Strasburg’s command wasn’t quite right but the stuff was. Upon a reporter relaying hearing Wieters’
thoughts, a curt Strasburg said, ”Yeah, pretty much.”
STOLEN MOMENT
Adam Eaton scored the Nationals’ first run by stealing home in the first. Bryce Harper
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All-Star Home Run Derby.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Braves: Snitker said he is leaning toward starting LHP Max Fried on Tuesday against Miami. Fried (middle finger blister), has been on the DL since July 6.
He pitched 4 2/3 innings for Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.
Nationals: The Nationals also activated first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (strained right oblique) from the 60-day DL. He entered as a pinch-hitter and
grounded out to end the sixth. … Closer Sean Doolittle (left toe inflammation)
threw off the mound Friday for the first time since July 7.
UP NEXT
Braves: LHP Sean Newcomb (8-5, 3.51) is 1-1 with a 5.56 ERA in two previous starts this season against the Nationals.
Nationals: LHP Gio Gonzalez (6-6, 3.72) has dropped four consecutive decisions since a win at Baltimore on May 28.
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The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with veteran wide receiver Nick Williams.
The Titans announced the deal Wednesday.
The 5-foot-10, 184-pound Williams has played 22 games in his career with the Atlanta Falcons over the past three seasons and Washington in 2013. He has 28
catches for 263 yards and two touchdowns.
His best season came in 2015 with Atlanta when Titans offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur was the Falcons quarterbacks coach. Williams caught 17 passes for
159 yards and two touchdowns. LaFleur was quarterbacks coach with Washington
when Williams was signed as a free agent.
Williams caught 43 passes for 588 yards in 42 games at Connecticut where he also returned kicks and punts scoring four touchdowns.
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