l POST-GAME NOTES – THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016 NATIONALS 6, BRAVES 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Atlanta Braves 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 4 Washington Nationals 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 1 Winning Pitcher: Stephen Strasburg (2-0) Home Runs (Season Total, Inning off Pitcher, Runners On , Outs, Count) Losing Pitcher: Julio Teheran (0-2) WSH : Harper ( 3, 3rd inning off Teheran, 3 on, 2 outs, 1 -0 pitch) Save: None Ramos (1, 4th inning off Teheran, 0 on, 1 out, first pitch) Starters’ Pitch Count ATL : None Pitches Strikes Julio Teheran 110 74 Stephen Strasburg 100 69 First Pitch: 4:06 p.m. GameTime Temp.: 63 degrees Time of Game: 2 hours, 29 minutes Attendance: 21,144 WASHINGTON NATIONALS (7-1) -With today’s 6-2 win, the Washington Nationals are 7-1...It is their best start through a season’s first eight games in team history (2005-present) and their best start in Nationals/Expos history since the 1974 Expos started season 7-1…The only other D.C.-based team to start a season 7-1 were the 1951 Washington Senators. -The Nationals have now won 14 straight games over the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park…According to the Elias Sports Bureau , the 14-game streak is the longest home winning streak over one opponent in Nationals history (2005-pres.) and matches the longest in Nationals/Expos history (5/04/1993-5/24/1995, San Diego Padres)…According to Elias , it is the longest active streak in MLB and the longest home winning streak for one team since the New York Yankees won 17 straight home games over the Toronto Blue Jays from Sept. 19, 2012 to July 25, 2014. -Today’s victory earned the Nationals a four-game sweep over the Atlanta Braves…It is Washington’s second sweep of the season (also: 4/4-6 at ATL)…The Nationals had one four-game sweep in 2015 (9/3-6 vs. ATL) -RF Bryce Harper clubbed his 100 th career home run, a grand slam in the bottom of the third inning off RHP Julio Teheran …At 23 years, 181 days old, Harper became the eighth-youngest player in Major League Baseball history to hit 100 home runs…He ranks behind Johnny Bench (23 years, 161 days) and Albert Pujols (23 years, 185 days)…Harper also joined Ryan Zimmerman (200) and Ian Desmond (110) as the only players in Nationals history (2005-pres.) to hit 100 home runs. -C Wilson Ramos extended Washington’s lead to 5-0 with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning…It was his first home run of the season…Ramos also doubled and plated a run in the sixth inning to finish the day 2-for-3…Ramos has hit safely in three straight games, going 7-for-10 (.700) with one homer, one double, four RBI and one run scored. -After being scratched from yesterday’s start due to illness, RHP Stephen Strasburg tossed 7.2 innings of four-hit, two-run ball en route to his second win of the season…He struck out seven and walked just two…It was his longest start of the season. -With a double in the sixth inning, 2B Daniel Murphy has hit safely in seven of the eight games to start the season and has reached base safely in 18 of his 31 plate appearances…He went 1-for-3 with a double and scored Washington’s sixth run of the game on C Wilson Ramos’ RBI-double. -ATLANTA BRAVES (0-9) -RF Nick Markakis drove both runs for the Braves, going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. .