WASHINGTON - Aaron Harang outdueled Stephen Strasburg, Justin Upton drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves avoided a series sweep in Washington with a 6-2 win over the Nationals on Wednesday. Aroldis Chapman Jersey . The Braves snapped a three-game losing streak as Harang (11-10) held the NL East leaders to one unearned run over seven innings. Uptons RBI single in the sixth broke a 1-all tie, and he added a two-run double off reliever Ryan Mattheus during a three-run seventh. Strasburg (11-11) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. Bryce Harper homered for Washington, which had won three straight. B.J. Upton homered for the wild card-contending Braves. Washington leads Atlanta by eight games in the division. Washington won the opening two games of the series, and success against Atlanta has been historically difficult for the Nationals and Strasburg. The Nationals dropped to 6-10 this season against the Braves, though they had won five of the previous seven games. They have not swept Atlanta in Washington since 2008. Strasburg has not earned a win against the Braves since Aug. 21, 2012. In four starts this season against Atlanta, the righty is 0-2 with a 7.18 ERA. The NL strikeout leader fanned eight, but lost for the first time since August 8. Strasburg entered with a 3-0 record in his previous five starts. Harang struggled recently, going 0-3 with a 7.98 ERA in his last three starts. That version didnt show Wednesday. He struck out nine and surrendered six while improving to 2-0 with an 0.90 ERA versus Washington this season. Kevin Frandsen had three singles for the Nationals. TRAINERS ROOM Braves: C Evan Gattis (strep throat) returned to the locker room after spending the previous two days at the teams hotel. Manager Fredi Gonzalez kept him out of Wednesdays lineup and said Gattis will likely serve as Atlantas designated hitter for the upcoming series in Texas. Nationals: 3B Anthony Rendon (illness) and SS Ian Desmond (back tightness) were kept out of the starting lineup. Desmond left Tuesdays game after five innings with back tightness. Nationals manager Matt Williams said the shortstop could have played Wednesday. UP NEXT Braves: LHP Alex Wood (10-10, 2.90) starts Friday against the Rangers. Nationals: Tanner Roark (12-10, 2.97) faces Bartolo Colon (13-11, 3.96) on Thursday as the Nationals begin a four-game series at the New York Mets. Wade Boggs Jersey . Since coming to the big leagues in late May, La Stella is 6 for 7 with the bases loaded, driving in 13 runs in those at-bats. Wholesale Yankees Jerseys . The appointment of Boullier continues the behind-the-scenes restructuring at McLaren, who recently brought back former team principal Ron Dennis as its new chief executive. https://www.cheapyankees.com/1271g-thairo-estrada-jersey-yankees.html . -- Jonathan Vilmas season is over and his future on the football field is in doubt.ST. LOUIS - Pitcher Lance Lynn, among baseballs winningest pitchers over the last three seasons, agreed Thursday to a $22 million, three-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.Outfielder Peter Bourjos, coming off hip surgery in November, agreed to a $1.65 million, one-year contract, a raise of $450,000. And backup catcher Tony Cruz, like Lynn in arbitration for the first time, agreed to a $775,000, one-year deal.Lynns 48 wins since 2012 are the third-most in the National League, and hes been part of a rotation on a team thats made it to the post-season a franchise-record four consecutive seasons.The 27-year-old right-hander gets $7 million this year and $7.5 million in each of the following two seasons. He can make $500,000 in performance bonuses based on starts in 2016 and $1 million in 2017: $125,000 each for 25, 27, 29 and 31 in 2016 and $250,000 for each of those levels the following year.Lynn made $535,000 last season, when he was 15-10 with a 2.74 ERA in 33 starts. He was the teams first-round pick in the 2008 draft and is 49-28 with a 3.46 ERA in 119 games, 97 of them starts. Jake Barrett Yankees Jersey. The agreement was reached two days after Lynn filed for arbitration.His performance has led to much success for both he and the Cardinals organization, general manager John Mozeliak said in a statement. We look forward to his continued growth as both a pitcherOnly teammate Adam Wainwright (53) and the Dodgers Clayton Kershaw (51) have won more games in the NL during the last three seasons.Lynn matched his high with 33 starts last year and his 2.74 ERA was a career best.Bourjos, acquired in the trade that sent David Freese to the Los Angeles Angels, hit .231 with four homers and 24 RBIs in 294 at-bats. The 28-year-old Cruz has been lightly used behind star Yadier Molina, appearing in 152 games the last three seasons, and is a career .225 hitter. In 2013 he batted .200 with one homer and 17 RBIs in 50 games.Outfielder Jon Jay is the only St. Louis player remaining in arbitration. Jay won back the starting job from Bourjos last season and hit .303 with a .372 on-base percentage, three homers and 46 RBIs, and hit .483 in the post-season. ' ' '