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7:10 pm EDT Tue Aug 17, 2010

The Atlanta Braves have been in first place in the NL East since May 31, but they have a losing record against the last-place Washington Nationals. The Braves will try to change that Tuesday night when rookie Mike Minor makes his home debut in the opener of a three-game set. Atlanta is 4-5 against Washington thanks in part to the struggles of its RBI leaders. Troy Glaus is 4 for 32 with two of his team-high 69 RBIs against the Nationals while Brian McCann is 6 for 27 with two of his 63 RBIs. Glaus is 2 for 14 against Nationals starter Scott Olsen while McCann is 6 for 23, but the focus on the mound Tuesday will be on Minor.

Minor made his major league debut last Monday at Houston and allowed four runs in six innings in a 10-4 loss. The 22-year-old left-hander—the seventh overall pick in the 2009 draft—was starting in place of Kris Medlen, who is on the disabled list with a right elbow injury. Minor went 4-1 with a 1.89 ERA in six starts with Triple-A Gwinnett before being called up. Atlanta increased its lead to 2 1/2 games in the division over Philadelphia with a dramatic victory Monday. Melky Cabrera’s two-run single off Octavio Dotel with the bases loaded in the ninth inning capped a three-run rally in a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.