The 59-40 1st place in the NL East Atlanta Braves win 4-3 over the 51-45 2nd place in the NL East Washington Nationals. The winning pitcher for the Braves is 5-2 Your Friendly Neighborhood Sliderman and the losing pitcher for the Nationals is 0-3 Fernando Rodney. The 59-40 1st place in the NL East Atlanta Braves lead the 51-45 2nd place in the NL East Washington Nationals by 6.5 games.