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Braves' home runs down Strasburg, Nats
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Atlanta Braves' Tommy La Stella, right, is congratulated by Freddie Freeman after his solo home run against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday in Atlanta. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Stephen Strasburg can't explain why he has struggled on the road this season. Just as frustrating for him, however, is his poor career record against the Atlanta Braves, whose four homers marked a single-game career high for Washington's ace. Justin Upton, Freddie Freeman and two other Braves homered off Strasburg, and the Nationals' comeback attempt fell short in a 7-6 loss to Atlanta on Friday night.