ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Uggla drove in five runs, three on a homer in the ninth inning, to help the Washington Nationals rally from the franchise's biggest deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 13-12 on Tuesday night and snap a seven-game losing streak.
    The Nationals twice trailed by eight runs but chipped away at the lead as Jose Lobaton hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth, Denard Span hit a solo homer in the sixth and Uggla had a two-run triple and Reed Johnson a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh.
    Washington's previous biggest comeback was on June 17, 2006, when it trailed the New York Yankees by seven runs.
    It marked the first time the Nationals have won a game in which they allowed 11 runs.
    Uggla, released last year by the Braves and still owed over $18 million at the time, was booed in every at-bat, but he quieted the crowd with his first homer for Washington, a blast into the seats in left field off closer Jason Grilli (0-1).
    A.J. Pierzynski went 4 for 4 with four RBIs and Freddie Freeman went 4 for 6 for the Braves.
    Grilli allowed three hits, three runs, one walk and struck out two.
    Blake Treinen (1-2) gave up two hits, one run, three walks and struck out one to earn the victory. Drew Storen earned his fifth save after facing four batters in the ninth.
    The teams combined for 32 hits.
    Pierzynski, who put Atlanta up 10-2 in the fourth and 11-7 in the sixth with RBI singles, gave the Braves a 12-10 lead in the seventh with another RBI single.
    The 38-year-old Pierzynski, signed as a backup catcher in January, has a .475 average and 14 RBIs in 40 career at-bats against Washington.
    Atlanta starter Julio Teheran allowed 10 hits and seven runs — three earned — and struck out four. He has given up 12 earned runs in his last three starts, a span of 15 innings, to raise his ERA over three runs to 4.64.
    Scherzer, who missed his first start since signing a $210 million contract with Washington, threw a bullpen session before the game and said he hopes to make his next start this week.