Braves can’t break through against Phillies’ Nola

A look around Major League Baseball’s NL East race today.

Tuesday’s scores

Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 1

Chicago Cubs 10, Miami 2

Texas 10, N.Y. Mets 8

Washington 2, L.A. Dodgers 1

Wednesday’s games

Washington (Strasburg 7-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 7-2), 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Eickhoff 0-6) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 3-5), 7:35 p.m.

Miami (Urena 3-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 4-5), 8:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 3-3) at Texas (Darvish 5-4), 8:05 p.m.

Washington Nationals 37-20

▪ Max Scherzer struck out a season-high 14 against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday to improve to 7-3.

▪ Oliver Perez held the Dodgers scoreless in the eighth, and Koda Glover worked the ninth to earn his eighth save in nine tries.

New York Mets 24-32, 12.5 GB

▪ Starter Jacob deGrom (4-3) pitched only four innings for the second straight start Tuesday against Texas.

▪ The Mets have lost five of their past six games.

Atlanta Braves 24-32, 12.5 GB

▪ The Braves are 0-5 against the Phillies after a loss Tuesday night.

▪ Struggling right-hander Bartolo Colon was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strain in his left side.

Miami Marlins 24-33, 13 GB

▪ The Marlins lost their second straight game to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, coming off a stretch during which the Marlins won seven of their previous eight games.

▪ First baseman Justin Bour was placed on the 10-day DL with a bone bruise on his left ankle.

Philadelphia Phillies 21-35, 15.5 GB

▪ The Phillies won consecutive road games for the first time this season Tuesday against the Braves.

▪ Aaron Nola (3-3) earned his first win since April 20 by going eight innings.

This story was originally published June 7, 2017 at 8:55 AM with the headline "Braves can’t break through against Phillies’ Nola."