ATLANTA _ Nationals phenom and Braves thorn Trea Turner interrupted right-hander Matt Wisler's strong start before a rain delay ended it. When play resumed the Braves' bullpen and bats made sure Wisler still got the win.
The Braves beat the Nationals 6-2 at rain-soaked Turner Field. Umpire crew chief Joe West called the game with two outs in the top of the seventh inning, following the second weather delay of the day.
The Braves (58-91) took two of three games from the Nationals (88-61). The Nationals won the season series 15-4.
Braves third baseman Adonis Garcia went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. First baseman Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 22 games and his on-base streak to 38. Both are the longest active streaks in the majors and career-highs for Freeman.
The first rain delay ended Wisler's outing after just 5 2/3 innings and 66 pitches. Wisler allowed five hits and two earned runs, one of which was charged to him after he departed with a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning.
The Braves had a 3-0 lead when Turner tripled against Wisler and Jayson Werth scored him with a double. Turner entered the game hitting .482 with six homers in 12 games against the Braves, including .395 with five home runs in nine games at Turner Field.
A 67-minute rain delay followed Werth's double and left-hander Ian Krol relieved Wisler to face Nationals slugger Bryce Harper. Harper scored Werth with a weak fly ball that dropped into shallow left field as center fielder Ender Inciarte couldn't make a diving catch.
After Krol hit Clint Robinson with a pitch, Braves interim manager Brian Snitker brought in right-hander Chaz Roe to face Wilson Ramos. Roe struck out Ramos to end the threat and preserve the 3-2 lead and the Braves added to it with three runs in the bottom of the inning against left-hander Marc Rzepczynski.
Dansby Swanson led off with a walk and pinch hitter Emilio Bonifacio singled before Inciarte moved both runners with a sacrifice bunt. Garcia followed with a two-run single and Freeman scored him with a double.
Wisler skipped a turn in the rotation after suffering a left oblique strain and then the Marlins roughed him up for six runs in his return. Wisler had little trouble over his first five innings against the Nationals, who managed just three hits (all singles) over that span.
Wisler got double-play ground balls in the second and fourth innings. Turner lined out to center field to end the third inning after Ross hit a two-out single.
The Nationals activated right-hander Joe Ross from the 60-day disabled list for the start and he allowed one run over three innings. The Braves added Swanson's RBI double and Garcia's RBI single in the fourth against right-hander Reynaldo Lopez.
