Scherzer collects 2 hits, settles down in win over Braves

ATLANTA — It looked like the Nationals were in for a long night on Saturday at Turner Field. Right-hander Max Scherzer was having early problems, while Braves rookie Tyrell Jenkins was having his way with Washington.

By the fourth inning, however, Jenkins lost it by surrendering eight runs in the frame en route to the Nationals’ 11-9 win. Washington, which is undefeated in Atlanta this season, improved to 11-1 against the Braves in 2016.

Jenkins got only one out in the fourth before right-hander Ryan Weber replaced him. Weber ended up doing a serviceable job on the mound, pitching 3 2/3 innings and allowing one run on eight hits to keep Atlanta in it.

The Braves made the game interesting by scoring six late runs, cutting the deficit to two in the ninth on Chase d’Arnaud’s two-run single. Anthony Recker popped out to first for the final out as the potential tying run.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDRecord-breaking inning: In the fourth, the Nationals collected a club-record nine hits, including eight in a row, and scored a season-high eight runs — all off Jenkins. Trea Turner had the biggest knock, a three-run homer. Even Scherzer was able to get in on the act with an RBI single.

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