Rookie Weber pitches well but Braves lose

The Nationals' Stephen Strasburg limited the Braves to six hits and one walk Thursday night in six scoreless innings of a 3-0 win that thwarted the Braves’ shot at a three-game sweep and spoiled a third consecutive night of exceptional pitching from a Braves rookie starter.

This time it was Ryan Weber, who allowed five hits and no walks with a career-high 10 strikeouts in seven innings. In his fifth big-league start, he was outstanding. Unfortunately for Weber and the Braves, one of the hits against him was Clint Robinson’s home run on a full-count pitch in the second inning for a 1-0 lead.

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