Braves keep rolling but Freeman hurt in win over Blue Jays
A look around Major League Baseball’s NL East race today.
Wednesday’s scores
Atlanta 8, Toronto 4
Houston 3, Miami 0
Arizona 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 11 innings
Pittsburgh 6, Washington 1
Texas 9, Philadelphia 3
Thursday’s games
Washington (Roark 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Glasnow 1-3), 12:35 p.m.
Philadelphia (Pivetta 0-2) at Texas (Perez 1-5), 2:05 p.m.
Toronto (Stroman 3-2) at Atlanta (Teheran 3-3), 7:35 p.m.
Miami (Volquez 0-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 1-5), 10:10 p.m.
Washington Nationals 25-14
▪ The Nationals’ three hits Wednesday against Pittsburgh were a season low.
▪ Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman, who began the day with the top two batting averages in the majors, combined to go 0-for-8.
Atlanta Braves 16-21, 8 GB
▪ The Braves scored six runs before recording an out Wednesday against Toronto.
▪ First baseman Freddie Freeman was hit on the wrist by a pitch and left the game.
▪ Third baseman Adonis Garcia was placed on the 10-day disabled list with tendinitis in his left Achilles tendon.
New York Mets 16-23, 9 GB
▪ The Mets dropped seven games under .500 for the first time September 2014 with a loss to Arizona on Wednesday.
▪ Matt Harvey’s winless streak stretched to six starts since April 11.
Philadelphia Phillies 14-23, 10 GB
▪ Zach Eflin (0-1) allowed 11 hits and seven runs in four innings against Texas on Wednesday.
▪ The Phillies are 3-11 in May.
Miami Marlins 14-25, 11 GB
▪ The Marlins were outscored 22-4 by the Astros in their series.
▪ The Marlins finished 1-8 on their homestand.
Around the Division
Freeman injured in Braves’ win over Blue Jays.
Eflin got knocked around by the Rangers.
The Marlins were beaten up by the Astros.
This story was originally published May 18, 2017 at 9:06 AM with the headline "Braves keep rolling but Freeman hurt in win over Blue Jays."