Braves pitcher Eric Stults gave up three earned runs in Friday night's 9-2 loss to division-rival Nationals.
Stults went six innings and gave up seven hits. But he did strike out seven batters. In his past two games, Stults has given up a total of nine earned runs and four home runs. Against Washington, Stults gave up two home runs — one each to Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth.
Stults, however, wasn't responsible for the lopsided loss. Williams Perez and Trevor Cahill gave up a combined five runs in the eighth inning. Harper hit his second homer of the game, a three-run shot, off of Perez. Danny Espinosa went yard on Hill.
Making his MLB debut Friday night, Perez now has a 108.00 ERA.
As for Stults, he falls to 1-3 with a 4.84 ERA.
His next start is projected for May 13 against the Reds.