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 they trailed the New York Yankees by seven runs.
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Uggla, released last year by the Braves and still owed more than US$18 million at the time, was booed in every at-bat, but he silenced the crowd with his first homer for Washington, a blast into the seats in left field off closer Jason Grilli (0-1).
DIAMONDBACKS 12, ROCKIES 5
In Phoenix, Arizona, Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley was hit in the face by a line drive, but walked off the field and gave a thumbs up to the crowd, apparently avoiding serious injury.
Mark Trumbo went four-for-four with a two-run homer and a two-run triple to lead the Diamondbacks, who ended a four-game skid after a frightening scene early on.
Bradley was struck on the right side of his face by a liner off the bat of Rockies slugger Carlos Gonzalez in the second inning.
The 22-year-old rookie lay virtually motionless on the mound for several minutes as trainers attended to him and anguished teammates squatted nearby.
Eventually he was rolled over and helped to his feet.
MARLINS 4, METS 3
In Miami, Michael Morse hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning that sent the Marlins to victory.
In other MLB action, it was:
‧ Yankees 4, Rays 2
‧ Royals 11, Indians 5
‧ Giants 2, Dodgers 1
‧ Athletics 6, Angels 2
‧ Twins 3, Tigers 2
‧ Cardinals 11, Phillies 5
‧ Mariners 2, Rangers 1
‧ Cubs 6, Pirates 2
‧ Reds 4, Brewers 2
‧ Blue Jays 11, Red Sox 8
‧ Astros 14, Padres 3
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