Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 6, Washington 3
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, June 2, 2013
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Brian Gorman, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Larry Vanover
Attendance: 30134


Braves 6, Nationals 3: Ramiro Pena belted a two-run homer and B.J. Upton added a solo shot as host Atlanta won the rubber match of the three-game series.

Freddie Freeman had two hits and two RBIs to back six solid innings from Paul Maholm as the National League East-leading Braves moved 6 1/2 games ahead of Washington. Maholm (7-4) won his third straight decision, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits.

Anthony Varvaro and Luis Avilan each pitched a scoreless inning before Craig Kimbrel worked a perfect ninth for his 17th save as Atlanta improved to 18-7 at home.

Ian Desmond homered and Tyler Moore had an RBI single for the Nationals, who fell to 3-7 against Atlanta this season and dropped a game under .500. Rookie Nathan Karns (0-1) failed to get through five innings for his second straight start, permitting four runs (three earned) and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Upton's homer in the second snapped a 2-2 tie and Brian McCann added an RBI single in the fifth for a 4-2 lead. Desmond cut the deficit to one in the sixth but Freeman barely missed a grand slam in the bottom of the inning, settling for a two-run double to build the lead to 6-3.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Justin Upton added three hits for the Braves, who have yet to lose a series at Turner Field this season. ... Desmond's blast extended Washington's streak to 75 consecutive series with at least one homer - the longest active run in the majors. ... Atlanta will continue its eight-game homestand when Pittsburgh comes to town Monday to open a three-game set while Washington will have a day off before opening hosting the New York Mets on Tuesday.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Washington   Atlanta
Nathan Karns Player Paul Maholm
Loss W/L Win
4.2 IP 6.0
6 Strikeouts 4
7 Hits 5
5.79 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Washington   Atlanta
Ian Desmond Player Justin Upton
2 Hits 3
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 3
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Washington 5 1 9 .156 9 4 2 0 0 1
Atlanta 9 2 16 .273 18 9 6 5 1 1