ATLANTA - Freddie Freeman had three hits, including a homer, and the Atlanta
Braves beat Washington 6-3 on Saturday night to continue their early success
against the Nationals.
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two hits, including his first homer, and Dan Uggla drove in two runs with two
hits for Atlanta. After winning two of three at Washington in the opening week,
the Braves have won the first two games of a weekend home series against their
NL East rivals. Braves left-hander Alex Wood (2-1) allowed one run on six hits
and three walks in five innings. Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his fifth
save. Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman left the game with an apparent
right thumb injury. Washington placed Denard Span on the seven-day disabled list
with a concussion before the game. Upton, who began the night hitting .135, and
Uggla, batting .162, finally got untracked. Justin Upton had three hits,
including two doubles, to extend his tear at the plate. Evan Gattis also had
three hits. Washington starter Taylor Jordan (0-1) allowed five runs on 10 hits
and two walks in five innings. Anthony Rendon hit his second homer leading off
the game. Zimmerman was hurt diving back to the bag when he was picked off
second base in the fifth. The Nationals provided no immediate update on his
status. Span had headaches following a collision on the basepath with Uggla on
Friday night. Right fielder Jayson Werth, who left Friday nights game with
cramping in his groin, did not start. He had a pinch-hit infield single in the
eighth following Sandy Leons run-scoring single. Freemans throwing error on
Werths hit left runners at first and third, but Rendons fly to centre ended the
inning. Washingtons makeshift outfield included Bryce Harper in centre,
Kevin Frandsen in left and Nate McLouth in right. Nationals manager Matt
Williams used his replay challenge in the second inning after McLouth, credited
with a sacrifice bunt, was called out at first base. The call by umpire Angel
Hernandez stood following a video review. Williams could have used his challenge
two innings later when replays indicated first baseman Adam LaRoche snagged a
liner by Freeman as Jason Heyward advanced from first to second. LaRoche stepped
on the bag for an apparent double play, but the umpires huddled — with Williams
standing a few feet away — and ruled the ball hit the ground before the catch
was made. McLouth was involved in another questionable call in the fifth when he
dropped a flyball hit by Andrelton Simmons. Replays indicated McLouth made the
catch and was transferring the ball to his glove when it fell to the ground, but
Hernandez ruled it was not a catch. The call left the bases loaded, but Jordan
escaped by striking out pinch-hitter Ryan Doumit and Heyward. Right-hander
Blake Treinen, called up from Triple-A Syracuse before the game, pitched two
scoreless innings in his major league debut. NOTES: The Nationals also recalled
OF Steven Souza Jr. and optioned RHP Blake Barrett to Syracuse. ... Gattis tied
his career high with three hits. ... Justin Upton is 11 for 19 with three homers
in the first five games of the homestand. ... The Nationals were charged with
three errors, including two throwing miscues by SS Ian Desmond. ... The series
ends Sunday when Atlanta RHP Aaron Harang faces LHP Gio Gonzalez.
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Poudrier scored twice and added an assist, and Antoine Bibeau made 43 saves as
the Val-dOr Foreur downed the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 6-3 on Sunday to force Game 7
in their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final series.PORTLAND, Ore. -
Nicolas Batum had a simple question for his Portland teammates: "Why not us?" No
other team has come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. But the
Trail Blazers took the first step Monday night by beating the San Antonio Spurs
103-92 to stave off elimination and narrow the Western Conference semifinal
series to 3-1. "Why not us? No, its never been done before," Batum said. "We
know its going to be tough. It wont be easy, especially against this team. The
French forward had 14 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists and pestered fellow
countryman Tony Parker all night. Damian Lillard had 25 points to lead the
Blazers, who won their first second-round playoff game since a victory over Utah
in the 2000 conference semifinals. "We had nothing to lose tonight. We had no
pressure. It was do or die," Batum said. "So we just go out there and play."
Portland held Parker to 14 points after he had scored 29 points or more in three
of his last four playoff games. Coach Gregg Popovich sat Parker and Tim Duncan
after Portland built a 20-point lead in the final quarter. The Spurs are looking
to advance to the conference finals for the third straight season. Game 5 is
Wednesday night in San Antonio. "The energy was weird tonight," Parker said.
"You have to give a lot of credit to Portland. They played great. They came out
of the gates and I thought Batum was great tonight. He gave them a big boost."
The Blazers were the last team to take a series to seven games after dropping
the first three. Portland rebounded in the first round against Dallas in 2003,
but ultimately lost the deciding game in the first-round series. The Blazers
have been hurt by the loss of backup point guard Mo Williams to a groin injury
for the past two games. Williams provided both energy and points off the bench
all season in relief of Lillard. Portland got just six points off the bench in
Game 3, but Will Barton provided a spark with 17 points on Monday night. Barton
became the first Blazer with 17 points and six rebounds off the bench in a
playoff game since Briian Grant in 2000 against Utah.
Morgan Burnett Youth Jersey. "Any time you
get a boost off the bench its always good for a momentum swing," San Antonios
Danny Green said. "When he comes in and gets the crowd into it, they pretty much
get it going, and it helped them a lot. " Coach Terry Stotts promised that the
Blazers would play with pride in Game 4 and they did from the start. Lillards
pull up jumper gave Portland a 14-8 lead. He extended it to 20-14 with a layup.
But the Spurs answered with a 9-2 run and took a 24-23 lead on Patty Mills
3-pointer. Portland, which had only led twice in the previous three games,
quickly reclaimed the lead and held on until Tiago Splitter tied it at 46 with a
free throw. The Blazers had a 50-48 lead at the half. "I though with the way
Nico (Batum) played, the game came a lot easier," Lillard said. "He was
attacking, making plays. He was pushing the ball." Lillard opened the second
half with a 3-pointer. Batum hit a 3 and added a free throw to push the lead to
69-61. Batum added another 3 before Thomas Robinsons dunk and Lillards 3 made it
77-63 to cap a 12-2 Portland run. Lillards layup put Portland ahead 90-72 in the
fourth quarter. He added another to make it 94-74. "If they lost today it was a
sweep, but theyve got pride and they played good," Manu Ginobili said. "They
played the game more desperately than we did. We didnt bring the same emotions
the first three games. The bottom line is they played better than us in every
aspect of the game. Parker scored 29 points in San Antonios 118-103 Game 3
victory on Saturday night. The Spurs had routed the Blazers 116-92 in the series
opener after their grueling seven-game series against the Mavericks, then built
a 20-point lead and won Game 2, 114-97. NOTES: Seattle Seahawks coach Pete
Carroll watched the game sitting next to Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder
who owns both the Super Bowl-winning Seahawks and the Blazers. ... It was Batums
first double-double in the playoffs. ... It was Portlands first playoff victory
against the Spurs since May 1, 1993, in the first round.
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