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Rookie Desmond helps down Braves as Nationals try to salvage season

Associated Press

Friday, October 2, 2009

ATLANTA -- Ian Desmond is giving the Washington Nationals reason to look forward to 2010. Desmond homered, tripled and drove in three runs and the Nationals kept up their strong finish to a dismal season by beating the Atlanta Braves 6-3 Friday night. The Nationals, who lead the majors with 103 losses, have a five-game winning streak, their second-longest string of the year. "Every game now is like a playoff game. We're battling out there," Desmond said. Desmond, the rookie shortstop who dro ...

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