ATLANTA -- Trea Turner homered, had four hits and scored four runs, Max Scherzer won his fifth straight decision and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Friday night.Daniel Murphy and Anthony Rendon each added two RBI.The Nationals, seeking their third NL East title in five years, have won 13 of 17. Their magic number to clinch the division is six with 15 games remaining.Scherzer (17-7) gave up seven hits, two runs, two walks and struck out eight in seven innings. The Washington ace is 12-3 with a 2.10 ERA in his last 20 starts.John Gant (1-4) allowed six hits, five runs and three walks in 1 2/3 innings. Appearing in his 16th game with seven starts, Gant had his ERA rise 84 points to 5.24.The Nationals took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Rendons two-run single and went up 5-0 in the second on Turners ninth homer and Murphys RBI double.Atlanta made it 5-1 in the bottom of the second on Tyler Flowers RBI single. Flowers cut the lead to 5-2 in the sixth with a sacrifice fly.Turner stole second and third in the seventh and scored on Murphys sacrifice fly. Turners 26th stolen base dropped Flowers, the Atlanta catcher, to 1 for 56 this season on caught stealing attempts.Turner added a ground-rule double and score in the ninth on Jayson Werths single.Murphy has 46 doubles, most in the majors. His 104 RBI rank second in the NL.Blake Treinen pitched the eighth and Shawn Kelley the ninth for the Nationals.Washington improved to 15-2 against the NL-worst Braves this year and 36-11 in the series since June 21, 2014.BAKER IS BACKWashington manager Dusty Baker returned after a one-game absence due a death in his family. He arrived at Turner Field about three hours before the game.PROUD PARENTSInterim manager Brian Snitker told 1B Freddie Freeman to stay home and rest after his wife, Chelsea, gave birth to their first child, a son, on Thursday. Freeman is expected to be back in the lineup on Saturday. Rookie Blake Lalli took his place and went 0 for 4. ... Nationals SS Danny Espinosa wasnt in the lineup after his wife, Sara, gave birth to a boy in California. Espinosa arrived during the fifth inning. Stephen Drew took his place and went 1 for 3 with one run scored.ON APPEALBraves RHP Jose Ramirez filed an appeal after receiving a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for throwing a pitch near the head of Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez on Wednesday. Both teams benches emptied, but the situation settled down after players from both teams crowded around Fernandez, Ramirez and Flowers. Ramirez was ejected from the game.TRAINERS ROOMBraves 2B Jace Peterson was scratched from the lineup with a left ankle sprain. Gordon Beckham took his place and went 1 for 4. ... Braves OF Mallex Smith was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list after missing 76 games with a broken left thumb. Smith had a pinch-hit single in the seventh. ... 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Australia were the best side over the three days and deserved winners of sevens first ever gold at the Olympics but they were pushed hard by the Portia Woodman-inspired New Zealand.At Australias forefront was Charlotte Caslick, who ended up with seven tries. She was completely brilliant in orchestrating play and then showing a great ability to finish running up an impressive try tally. Emilee Cherry was also in sensational form but this was no group of individuals. Across the 12 sides weve seen over the last three days, Australias work with the ball was on a superior level and their ability to shift the point of attack was quicker and much more ruthless than their competitors.Only New Zealand came close in this aspect of the game but Australia, who won this seasons World Rugby Sevens Series, had the wonderful ability to turn possession and territory into points at key times.Australia had plenty of stars making up their gold medal-winning elect, but New Zealands Woodman, the current World Rugby player of the year, was a sensation at the Deodoro Stadium as she ran in 10 tries over the three days. She plays like Bryan Habana in his pomp: the odd outside gap is exploited and then ruthlessly capitalised on as the opposition are left grasping at the smallest thread of her kit or at useless thin air. There were other standout players in the Kiwi team like Kayla McAlister but Australias all court style of the proved too much in the final.The Black Ferns wouldve fancied their chances for gold. They eased through the pool stages and then survived a scare to beat the U.S. in the quarterfinals. Come the semifinals they exposed Great Britains ill-discipline to win 25-7 but couldnt get across the line in the final.For Australia, they always seemed in control. They breezed through their opening matchees -- beating Colombia and Fiji -- and then had the scare against the U.ddddddddddddS. where they drew 12 apiece. It was the wake-up call they needed and they eased through the quarterfinal against Spain and then dispatched eventual bronze medal winners Canada 17-5 with confidence in the semifinal.And then they pushed on in the final with the brilliant Caslick orchestrating play as they won 24-17 to cue scenes of delirium.They were worthy winners but the last three days will have widespread ramifications for the rest of the womens game. It was a wonderful tournament, packed with skills and thrilling rugby; anyone who saw it could not have helped but get caught up in the whole occasion. The hope is this will be the catalyst for the sport to head to new markets and inspire new players.Here in Rio, the Brazilian crowd embraced the play but one huge error of misjudgement from the organisers was to sell separate tickets for morning and then afternoon sessions rather than one for a whole day of festivities. It gave the tournament little chance to play in front of a capacity crowd and when you take into account the transport issues in Rio de Janeiro, let alone the huge recession this country is going through, then the half-full ground was to be expected.It was a shame but this tournament will leave a lasting legacy here. World Rugby have put into place the building blocks to leave a sustainable plan to grow playing numbers here while the brilliant Argentinean Agustin Pichot, the current vice-chairman of World Rugby, will ensure there is no tail off in interest.For the victors, they will go down in the annals as the fourth gold medal-winners for Australia at the 2016 Games. They are deserved champions, played brilliantly throughout and will hope to inspire a new generation back home. ' ' '
