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- Updated: August 20, 2016
ATLANTA — For 20 days, Julio Teheran waited.
On the disabled list for the first time in his Major League career, the Braves right-hander was forced to sit out 16 games as he recovered from a right lat strain that derailed him in his final two July starts.
But on Friday night at Turner Field, the 25-year-old’s wait finally came to an end, as he took the mound and allowed three runs on six hits across five innings in a 7-6 loss to the Nationals.
“I feel pretty good, and I know it wasn’t my best,” Teheran said. “But I was able to compete. Whenever you’re able to compete, you feel good because you’re giving everything.
“I felt pretty good today, and I was trying to hold the other team and give my team a chance to score some runs. At the end we did, and I’m glad I did my job.”
Trea Turner welcomed Teheran back with a leadoff double and later scored on Bryce Harper’s RBI groundout. But after giving up a double to Wilson Ramos in the ensuing at-bat, the right-hander retired nine of the next 11 …
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