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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Rick Ankiel smacked two homers and Livan Hernandez pitched six effective innings Monday in the Washington Nationals' 5-3 decision over Atlanta.
Ankiel's first blast, a solo shot in the first inning, put the Nats ahead to stay and his second long ball in the fifth gave Washington a 3-1 advantage.
Hernandez (6-10) yielded only one run on six hits. He didn't issue any walks and struck out three as he broke a personal five-game winless streak. The right-hander tossed 55 of his 81 pitches for strikes.
Todd Coffey and Ryan Mattheus each registered a shutout inning of relief and Drew Storen racked up his 27th save despite allowing a ninth-inning run on Dan Uggla's second solo homer of the game.
Uggla finished 3-for-4 for the Braves, who dropped the opener of a three-game road series.
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