Duvall, Donaldson lead Braves in rout of Nats

Adam Duvall had two solo home runs among four hits, Josh Donaldson crushed a three-run homer and Julio Teheran allowed just two runs as the Atlanta Braves blasted the host Washington Nationals 11-8 on Tuesday to even their three-game series. Ozzie Albies and Ender Inciarte each had three hits as Atlanta won for just the fifth time in 13 games. The Nationals, meanwhile, are still 38-19 since May 24. Washington trailed 11-1 in the seventh.

Washington's Juan Soto hit a two-run homer in the ninth, and Brian Dozier added an RBI single to trim the margin to 11-8 before Luke Jackson retired the side. The Washington starter was Erick Fedde (1-2), who was filling in for the injured Max Scherzer.

Fedde made his ninth major league start of the year and first-ever against Atlanta. He allowed nine runs on nine hits with four walks and four strikeouts as his ERA rose from 3.40 to 4.67. Teheran (6-7), in his 23rd career start against Washington, went 6 2/3 innings and allowed seven hits.

The Braves took a 1-0 lead in the second as Inciarte singled and eventually scored on a wild pitch. In the third. Freddie Freeman and Brian McCann had RBI singles, and Inciarte drove in two with a double to make it 5-0. Donaldson hit a three-run shot in the fourth, and two batters later, Duvall went deep to end the night for Fedde, who left with the Braves ahead 9-0. Dozier drove in Washington's first run with a single in the sixth.

Javy Guerra came on to pitch in the fourth for the Nationals, who won the first game of the series Monday. He allowed a homer to Duvall in the seventh, and later in the inning, Teheran drove in a run to make it 11-1. Trea Turner of the Nationals hit a solo homer in the seventh to make it 11-2, and Yan Gomes smashed a three-run shot in eighth off Anthony Swarzak to trim margin to 11-5.