Found March 14, 2012 on
Fox Sports South:
PLAYERS:
Dan Uggla,
Jason Heyward,
Stephen Strasburg,
Bryce Harper,
Chad Tracy,
Jesus Flores,
Julio Teheran,
Chipper Jones,
Tom Gorzelanny
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Dan Uggla and Jason Heyward hit homers off Stephen Strasburg and the Atlanta Braves rallied for a 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.
Uggla hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Heyward connected with no one on in the fourth.
Strasburg, making his third start, gave up five hits and four runs over four innings, walking two and striking out one. He has a 7.45 ERA this spring.
Top prospect Bryce Harper returned to the Nationals lineup after missing a week with a calf strain and played center field for the first time this spring. He was 0 for 2 with a walk
Chad Tracy and Jesus Flores homered for Washington in the fourth inning off Braves rookie starter Julio Teheran, who allowed six homers against Detroit in his spring debut two starts ago.
Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, hitless in his first 10 at-bats, bounced a single through the infield off left-handed reliever Tom Gorzelanny leading off the fifth. He has been bothered by a sore right knee this spring.
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