ATLANTA — The Washington Nationals have renewed concerns about's health after the right-hander couldn't remain in the game long enough to enjoy his teammates' offensive breakout.each hit a two-run homer and the Nationals overcame Strasburg's early exit to beat the Atlanta Braves 11-6 on Tuesday night, snapping a five-game losing streak.
Washington manager Dave Martinez said Strasburg, who was on the injured list from April 15 until May 21 with right shoulder inflammation, had tightness in his shoulder again. Strasburg will have an MRI on Wednesday.Soto had three hits, drove in four runs and scored four times to lead Washington's 14-hit outburst. Zimmerman had two hits, but Strasburg's injury left a pall over the big offensive night.
“I know he’s frustrated,” Zimmerman said. “For us it’s frustrating, too, because we know what Stephen can be and we need this guy.” The Nationals stopped their skid even though Strasburg lasted only 1 1/3 innings. He left the game after William Contreras' liner hit his left arm near his glove.“At that point I said, that’s not fair to him,” Martinez said. “We’ve got to be smart. We’ve got to see what’s going on."Ronald Acuña Jr. had three hits, including a two-run homer offSoto's homer offin the eighth cleared the wall in left-center.
Braves manager Brian Snitker said the game “had a bad vibe from the get-go. ... We just couldn’t stop the bleeding or shut down an inning to give ourselves a chance."
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