Nats Split Series with Braves; Els Has Surprise British Open Win; Wiggins first Brit to win Tour de France
July 24, 2012
By Ceci Ferrara
Sports Writer
Sports Insider
The weekend started out poorly for the Nationals, who blew a 9-0 lead to division rival Atlanta on Friday night.
It seemed like a runaway for Washington, who led nine-zip into the sixth inning. Until then Washington had dominated on offense, assisting starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg who had struggled with control early in the game but nonetheless had kept Atlanta scoreless.
All of that changed in the sixth, when Strasburg struggled and gave up four runs [...]