Braves 7, Nationals 1: Gausman stellar in return
(WorldNews Sport)

ATLANTA - Braves manager Brian Snitker felt adding a revived Kevin Gausman would be the equivalent of trading for another starting pitcher. Maybe Gausman has a chance to be a crucial deadline addition for the second year in a row. In his first outing since June 10, Gausman logged seven one-run innings in a 7-1 win over the Nationals on Sunday. The Braves salvaged a split with the Nationals this weekend, keeping an advantage of 6-1/2 games in the National League East. Gausman looked like the pitcher the Braves acquired last July, when he produced a sub-3.00 ERA in 10 starts down the stretch. He was confident, consistently pinpointed his fastball, generated strikeouts (eight) and didn´t issue...