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Craig Stammen returns from minors to end long winless streak as Nationals beat Braves 7-2

ATLANTA (AP) — Craig Stammen, called up from the minors earlier in the day, pitched 7 1-3 strong innings to lead the Washington Nationals past the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Tuesday night.Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer, Ryan Zimmerman had a two-run double and Alberto Gonzalez had four hits as the Nationals snapped a five-game losing streak.Stammen was sent to the minors with a 5.43 ERA on June 6 to clear room for rookie Stephen Strasburg, who lost to the Braves 5-0 on Monday night. He was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse for the start, and allowed five hits, struck out four and walked two.Stammen (2-2) ended streaks of nine straight starts without a win this year and 10 straight road starts without a win. The right-hander's last road win came on July 11, 2009, at Houston.Derek Lowe (9-6) gave up eight hits and four runs in 5 2-3 innings for the NL East-leading Braves, who began the day 1½ games ahead of the New York Mets .Stammen left the game after giving up back-to-back doubles to Mar...

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