Jace up their sleeve: Braves walk off in 10th

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ATLANTA — As Nationals manager Dusty Baker often says, “The Braves never give up.” And that was proven once again on Sunday afternoon at Turner Field as Atlanta rallied for a 7-6 win on Jace Peterson’s walk-off home run in the 10th inning.

With the score tied at 6, Peterson swung at a 3-2 pitch off Shawn Kelley and hit the ball into the right-field seats for his seventh home run of the season.

The game was scoreless until the third when Washington scored four runs off right-hander Joel De La Cruz. Bryce Harper highlighted the scoring with a three-run homer.

Atlanta answered by scoring three runs in the bottom of the inning off left-hander Gio Gonzalez. Nick Markakis drove in two runs with a double, while …

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