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Zimmerman's return sparks Nationals to 11-9 win over Braves

Published Aug. 21, 2016 12:45 a.m. ET

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ATLANTA (AP) Ryan Zimmerman homered among his three hits in his return from the disabled list, and the Washington Nationals used an eight-run fourth inning to take control before holding on for an 11-9 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.

Daniel Murphy and Trea Turner hit homers in Washington's big fourth inning against Tyrell Jenkins (2-4). The Nationals trailed 3-1 before setting a season high for runs in an inning and taking a 9-3 lead.

Washington set a Nationals record with nine hits in the inning, including eight straight, and had 17 hits in the game.

Max Scherzer (13-7) allowed four runs in 6 1/3 innings.

Mark Melancon gave up a two-run single to Chase d'Arnaud, cutting the lead to two, before recording the final out for his 36th save.

The first-place Nationals have won the first three games of this series and are 11-1 against the last-place Braves this season.

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