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Manny Acosta took the loss in relief for the Braves on Wednesday after giving up two runs in his third inning of work. Manager Bobby Cox asked for way too much from Acosta, who was hardly dominant while walking three and giving up a hit through two scoreless innings. Cox had him begin a third anyway, and Acosta couldn’t get an out.

Wil Nieves wasn’t supposed to bunt, of course. Indeed, with a 1-2 count, the Washington Nationals tried to signal to Nieves that he shouldn’t try to sacrifice over the two runners on base with no outs in the 12th inning against the Atlanta Braves. But Nieves didn’t see the sign, and bunted a ball right back to the pitcher’s mound. A sure out, maybe even two, right? Except reliever Manny Acosta let the ball go through his legs for an error, loading the bases. Acosta then walked in the tying run, and left for Buddy Carlyle, who gave up Felipe Lopez’s RBI single that delivered Washington’s 3-2 victory over the Braves on Wednesday, dropping Atlanta to 0-9 in one-run games this season. The runs were the first he had allowed since March 21.

The loss went to Acosta (0-1), who came in to start the 10th. He got into trouble right away, loading the bases with one out by issuing two walks and allowing a single. But Acosta got Lopez to ground into a 1-2-3 double play. He pitched two-plus innings, allowing two hits, two runs and five walks. He struck out one. Acosta had a lot of trouble Wednesday, but still remains the best candidate to close games with the Braves bullpen decimated by injuries. Acosta remains a nice stopgap Fantasy option for the time being. (Rotoworld, CBS Sports)

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