By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
WASHINGTON -- The Nationals came back from a three-run first-inning deficit to defeat the Braves, 4-3, at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.
After a pregame rain delay of about an hour, Washington had problems with Atlanta right-hander Kenshin Kawakami during the first five innings, but managed to get to him in the sixth. Adam Dunn led off the inning by hitting an 0-2 pitch over the center-field wall to cut the lead to 3-2.
After Elijah Dukes reached base on an error by third baseman Chipper Jones, Austin Kearns tripled past left fielder Matt Diaz to score Dukes and tie the score at 3.
Two batters later, pinch-hitter Josh Willingham singled to left field to bring Kearns home for the go-ahead run. Willingham is now 2-for-5 as a pinch-hitter. While he would love to play more often, Willingham has prepared himself to come off the bench and produce.
Nationals come from behind to beat Atlanta....
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