WASHINGTON - Atlanta starter Tom Glavine left with an injury before recording an out, and the Washington Nationals ended their nine-game losing streak by holding on to edge the Braves 5-4 on Sunday.
Glavine (0-1) matched the shortest start of his 22-season, 303-win career, departing with a strained right hamstring after letting all four batters he faced reach base. After throwing his 16th pitch, Glavine walked off the mound, then briefly doubled over.
He was replaced by Jeff Bennett, who got a double play grounder that scored a run to give Washington a 2-0 lead. Both runs were charged to Glavine.
In the second inning, Bennett issued four walks in a row a string that included Cristian Guzman's first free pass of the season and two with the bases full that forced in runs. Bennett helped along Washington's struggling offense again in the third by hitting Paul Lo Duca, who came around to score on Aaron Boone's RBI single.
Staked to that 5-0 lead, Washington starter Tim Redding (2-1) and five relievers did just enough to protect it and end the Nationals' longest losing streak since the franchise moved to the nation's capital.
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May 4th, 2025
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