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WASHINGTON -- A matchup with National League wins leader Stephen Strasburg didnt slow down the Atlanta Braves offense Friday night.Jace Peterson, Freddie Freeman and Anthony Recker all homered as Atlanta defeated the Nationals 8-5, snapping a 14-game losing streak in Washington.Its been a couple of years since Ive been part of a win here, Freeman said. Its nice to get off the schneid.Mike Foltynewicz (6-5) allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings, while Jim Johnson pitched a scoreless ninth for his 10th save in 13 tries. Atlanta won for the 11th time in 17 games and improved to 5-3 on its road trip.Thats kind of the way weve been playing, Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said. Weve faced some pretty good pitching over the course of the summer and the guys are never down, theyre never out. Theyve been beat over the head for the majority of the season but they come and prepare. They grind out at-bats and leave it out on the field. The record is no indication of how I feel this team is.Strasburg (15-3) struggled at home again, surrendering six runs in 5 1/3 innings. He has a 9.00 ERA over 16 innings in his last three outings (all losses) at Nationals Park.This happens no matter who you are, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. These things happen. He is not infallible. Hes human and sometimes you hit a bad period of time like this.Atlanta had not won in Washington since Sept. 10, 2014, and was 0-6 against the NL East leaders this season. But all of this years previous meetings came during the Braves 0-9 start.The Braves scored in the first and second innings before the Nationals rallied to take a 3-2 lead in the fourth with the help of Anthony Rendons 14th home run of the season.That wasnt a concern for Foltynewicz, whose teammates scored six runs in the next three innings.This offense, and I at least know it, they can do some special things, Foltynewicz said. I didnt have a worry in the world after I gave up that home run.He played a part with his bat on a humid night, doubling to lead off the fifth. After Erick Aybar singled with one out, Freeman smacked his 22nd home run to give the Braves the lead for good.Hes a really good hitter so its kind of been a back and forth for years now and I just got to do a better job of hitting my spots with him, Strasburg said. Didnt do that tonight and he beat me on it.Strasburg left trailing 5-3 with a man on base in the sixth, and Recker hit reliever Matt Belisles first pitch deep to left for his first homer this season.BRAVES ON THE MENDSeveral Braves begin rehabilitation assignments this weekend. RHP Arodys Vizcaino, on the DL with a right oblique strain, will pitch Saturday for Atlantas Rookie League Gulf Coast affiliate. Tyler Flowers (fractured left hand) is scheduled to catch seven innings at Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday. RHP Julio Teheran (right lat strain) is due to pitch five innings at Gwinnett on Sunday.WERTH EXTENDS ON-BASE STREAKNationals LF Jayson Werths RBI double in the seventh inning extended his streak of reaching base safely to 41 games. It is the longest streak in the majors and two shy of Ryan Zimmermans Nationals record set in 2009.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: Atlanta selected the contract of RHP Jason Hursh from Triple-A Gwinnett, recalled RHP Akeel Morris from Double-A Mississippi, optioned RHP Brandon Cunniff to Gwinnett and designated RHP Roberto Hernandez for assignment. Cunniff was 1-0 with a 7.36 ERA in three games, while the veteran Hernandez was 1-1 with an 8.00 ERA in two starts this month.Nationals: OF Bryce Harper, who has not played since Saturday, remained out of the lineup with a stiff neck. Baker said the team might have to make a decision about placing Harper on the DL in the next few days, but has not discussed the possibility based on his progress. Brian Goodwin started in right in Harpers place.UP NEXTBraves: Rookie RHP Rob Whalen (1-0, 5.73 ERA) makes his third career start and first against Washington.Nationals: The club plans to recall RHP Reynaldo Lopez (0-1, 9.35) to start Saturday. Lopez did not last more than 4 2/3 innings in either of his first two career starts. Vans Old Skool Black Sale . One game after a miserable showing in Oklahoma City, Gay tied a career high with 41 points and the Sacramento Kings cruised to a 114-97 victory at the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Vans Shoes Wholesale . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. http://www.vansshoesclearancesale.com/vans-old-skool-sale.html . McCarthy, a player who played some games in the second tier for Wigan at the start of this season, would go on to shine inside Evertons midfield, outplaying the man he was brought in to replace, on one of the grandest stages in English football. On Saturday, it was fitting that Manchester Uniteds most recent dagger into the chest was delivered by Frenchman Yohan Cabaye, a wonderfully gifted central midfielder who put on an outstanding effort for Newcastle at Old Trafford. Vans Old Skool Pink .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. Vans Sk8 Hi Clearance . The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling "puts an end to my dreams of being a top player," the 27-year-old Troicki said in a statement. "I worked my entire life for it, and it has been taken away from me in one afternoon by a doctor I didnt know," said Troicki, whose ranking peaked at No. SEC Player of the Week South Carolinas Sindarius ThornwellThornwell, a 6-foot-5, 211-pound senior guard from Lancaster, SC, averaged 18.5 points eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in wins over #25 Michigan and #18 Syracuse last week. Thornwell shot 61.1 percent from the floor, and connected on 3-of-6 attempts from 3-point range and 12-of-15 from the free throw line, including 9-of-10 from the line vs. Syracuse alone. He began the stretch with his seventh-career double-double, posting 21 points and 10 rebounds in the win vs. the Wolverines. Thornwell followed with a strong outing against Syracuse at the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational with 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals.SEC Freshman of the Week Texas A&Ms Robert WilliamsWilliams, a 6-foot-9, 237-pound forward from Vivan, La..dddddddddddd, averaged 12 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in leading the Aggies to the championship game of the Wooden Legacy in the Los Angeles, CA, area. Williams made a splash on the national scene with an impressive three-game performance at the 2016 Wooden Legacy, shooting 56 percent from the field and 88.9 percent from the free throw line. Additionally, Williams led the entire tournament field with eight blocked shots. He hit double-digit scoring in each game during the tournament and collected his first career double-double by setting career highs in both points (13) and rebounds (10) during the Aggies come-from-behind victory over Virginia Tech in the Wooden semifinals. ' ' '