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CINCINNATI -- Anthony DeSclafani is giving the Reds what theyve missed most of the season.The right-hander remained unbeaten since his return from a spring training injury, and Cincinnati got a pair of two-run homers by Tucker Barnhart and Joey Votto in a 6-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. With that, the Reds won the season series between the NLs worst teams.DeSclafani (5-0) was scheduled to start on opening day until he strained an oblique, an injury that sidelined him for most of the first half.Its no fun being on the shelf, said DeSclafani, who has made eight starts. Im just trying to give the team a spark and eat as many innings as I can. I want to keep the bullpen out of it as much as possible.He gave up eight hits, including Freddie Freemans homer, in eight innings. DeSclafani is 5-0 in his last six starts with a 2.61 ERA.Its not just the wins, but its the quality of his wins, manager Bryan Price said. Hes not a white-knuckle guy, and thats a calming influence on a staff. Starts like that allow us to string together some series wins, and we havent had too many of those this year.Adonis Garcia led off the ninth with a homer off Ross Ohlendorf, the 68th homer allowed by Cincinnatis bullpen -- by far the most in the majors.Barnharts homer completed a four-run rally in the sixth off Lucas Harrell (1-2). It was the first homer allowed this season by Harrell, who doesnt mind pitching in hitter-friendly ballparks.Actually I think it works in my favor, Harrell said. You get guys knowing the ball flies, and theyre trying to hit homers. You dont have to be perfect. The home run was just a mistake.Votto extended his post-All Star break surge with his 16th homer off Ian Krol in the seventh. Votto is 11 for 20 in the last six games with two homers, a double and six walks.Cincinnati won four of seven this season against the Braves, who have the leagues worst record at 33-62. Cincinnati is 36-59.Atlanta was trying to win back-to-back road series for the first time this season but couldnt hold a 2-0 lead. They Braves are 19-26 on the road overall.Jose Perazas two-run single tied it in the sixth, and Barnhart followed with his fourth homer.Freeman emerged from a slump with his first-inning homer, his 17th this season. Freeman was 1 for 19 heading into the game. Erick Aybar doubled in the fifth -- hes in a 5-for-36 slump -- and scored on Chase dArnauds single for a 2-0 lead.STATSGarcia hit safely in all seven games against Cincinnati this season, batting .406 with three homers and four RBI. ... Freeman has fanned in 11 of his last 16 at-bats. ... DeSclafani hasnt walked a batter in his last 21 innings. Hes 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA in four starts at GABP. ... Reds relievers have given up 19 homers to the first batter they faced. ... Brandon Phillips singled in his final at-bat, extending his hitting streak to nine games (12 for 34). Its the longest active streak on the club.REPLAYEugenio Suarez was ruled safe as he slid into home on Perazas two-run single in the sixth. The Braves thought that catcher A.J. Pierzynski tagged him before he got his hand on the plate, but the call was upheld after a review.OLD DAYSAs part of Major League Baseballs throwback day, the Braves wore 1969 replica uniforms. To honor Ken Griffey Jr.s induction into baseballs Hall of Fame, the Reds wore uniforms from the early 2000s, when he played for his hometown team.TRAINERS ROOMReds: LF Adam Duvall got a day of rest. He was hit by a pitch on the left arm Tuesday night but stayed in the game. ... RH Homer Bailey pitched 5 1/3 innings of a rehab start for Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday afternoon in Columbus, giving up five runs. He threw 83 pitches, 53 strikes. Bailey had Tommy John surgery last year.UP NEXTBraves: The Braves continue their trip with a four-game series in Colorado. 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That was a big win.James Neal, Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen and Mike Ribeiro also scored for Nashville, which snapped a two-game skid.After trailing 3-0, the Predators scored six straight goals to earn their 10th home victory of the season.Youre not going to come back a lot of nights from 3-0. So the fact that we were able to, from the time James scored until the end of the game, play the style the way we needed to in order to be successful, was a positive, Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said.Kevin Shattenkirk, Ryan Reaves and Brad Hunt scored for St. Louis, which lost three of four on its road trip.Its always tough being at the end of a road trip, but weve been a good road team here over the last few years, Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo said. You cant use that as an excuse.With the game tied at 3, Colin Wilson carried the puck down the left side. Wilson waited as Blues defenseman Joel Edmundson slid along the ice in an attempt to take away his passing lane. Wilson slid a pass around Edmundsons skate and found Fisher in the low slot, where the Predators captain beat goalie Jake Allen with a one-timer at 9:02 of the third.I saw him go onto his stomach and I just brought it around, Wilson said. Fish put himself into a good area where I could actually get it to him, so it was a good job by him.Wilson and Viktor Arvidsson each had two assists.Shattenkirk scored the first goal at 10:12 of the opening period. From the right point, his wrist shot deflected ooff Predators defenseman Roman Josi and by goalie Pekka Rinne, who finished with 23 saves.ddddddddddddReaves made it 2-0 at 16:41 of the first.From below the goal line, Kyle Broadziak made a spinning backhand pass to Reaves in the left faceoff circle. Reaves skated toward the slot and beat Rinne with a wrist shot high to the glove side.Hunts first of the season made it 3-0 at 1:49 of the second.The Predators cut St. Louis lead to 3-2 with goals 2:15 apart in the second.Neal scored his team-leading 12th of the season at 4:07 with a wrist shot from the slot after a faceoff win by Johansen in the offensive zone.Forsberg followed at 6:22 with a long-range wrist shot that beat Allen between the pads. The goal was just the third for Forsberg, who equaled a franchise high with 33 last season.We had a 3-2 lead going into the third period, Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. Its been three games like this that we lost on the road where weve had the game taken from us in the third period.Nashville won for the first time this season when trailing entering the third.Johansen tied it at 3:04 of the third with a wrist shot from the left faceoff dot that beat Allen to the far side.Ribeiro ended Allens night when he scored at 10:31. Ex-Predator Carter Hutton replaced Allen and finished the game in goal for the Blues.Fisher added an empty-net goal with 1:22 remaining.Game notes Blues LW David Perron played in his 600th NHL game. ... Nashville C Colton Sissons and D Ryan Ellis returned to the lineup. Sissons missed seven games and Ellis was sidelined for eight, both with upper-body injuries. ... Predators RW Craig Smith got his 100th career assist.UP NEXTBlues: Return home Thursday to play New Jersey.Predators: Face the Minnesota Wild at home on Thursday. ' ' '