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ATLANTA -- Ryan Zimmermans return from the disabled list helped Washington take a big lead with its highest-scoring inning of the season.That big offense was just enough to overcome late struggles by the bullpen.Zimmerman homered among his three hits and the Nationals used an eight-run fourth inning to take control before holding on for an 11-9 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.Daniel Murphy and Trea Turner hit homers in Washingtons big fourth inning against Tyrell Jenkins (2-4). The Nationals trailed 3-1 before setting a season high for runs in an inning and taking a 9-3 lead.Zimmerman drove in two runs.Its huge, Turner said of Zimmermans return to the lineup. Hes obviously a great hitter. Hes proven it throughout his career and he showed again tonight what hes capable of.Washington set a Nationals record with nine hits in the inning, including eight straight, and had 17 hits in the game.Zimmerman, who had been out since Aug. 1 with a bruised left wrist, lined a first-pitch homer over the left-field wall in the second inning.Nationals manager Dusty Baker was expecting a big impact from Zimmerman.I didnt think he was going to hit it that quick, the first pitch he saw, Baker said. If it was that easy, Id have said it a long time ago. I was glad that he was here to help us.Max Scherzer (13-7) allowed four runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings, regrouping after giving up three runs in the second.Mark Melancon gave up a two-run single to Chase dArnaud, cutting the lead to two, before recording the final out for his 36th save.The first-place Nationals have won the first three games of this series and are 11-1 against the last-place Braves this season.Murphy also had three hits, including two in the fourth. He led off the inning with his 23rd homer, caught by a fan wearing a red Bryce Harper jersey on the first row of the right-field seats. Turner added a three-run homer off Jenkins, who gave up nine runs while lasting only 3 1/3 innings.Unfortunately, it just got out of hand, Jenkins said. It was tough. ... Going into the fourth it just kind of unraveled.Even Scherzer joined the fun with a run-scoring single in the fourth.Dusty had the confidence in me to go ahead and slash there, Scherzer said. As soon as I got the sign I said `Heck yeah, lets go.Scherzer beat out an infield hit in the seventh to drive in another run.Anthony Rendon had four hits and scored three runs.Adonis Garcia had a two-run double in Atlantas three-run second. Jeff Francoeur drove in a run with a pinch-hit, bases-loaded single off Matt Belisle in the eighth. Koda Glover gave up three runs in the ninth before giving way to Melancon.BIGGER INNINGThe nine hits in the fourth were the most for the Nationals/Expos franchise since Montreal had 13 hits and scored 13 runs in the sixth inning of a 19-3 win over San Francisco on May 7, 1997.DANSBYS DAY OFFBraves rookie shortstop Dansby Swanson, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 draft, had his first break from the starting lineup since being called up on Wednesday.Just pick and choose, really, Snitker said of the decision. He doesnt need to go out there every day. Its going to be a big enough acclimation to the major leagues.TRAINERS ROOMThe Nationals also reinstated catcher Jose Lobaton from the DL. He Lobaton has been out since July 20 with left elbow tendinitis. Right-hander A.J. Cole and catcher Pedro Severino were optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.UP NEXTNationals: LHP Gio Gonzalez will look for his 100th career win in the finale of the four-game series. Gonzalez threw six scoreless innings but received no decision in his only other start of the season against Atlanta, a 2-1 Nationals win on April 12.Braves: Joel De La Cruz (0-6) will make his first start against Washington.Cheap Sports Jerseys . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. Tom Brady Jersey Throwback . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. https://www.sportsstarsjerseys.com/ . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. 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Sports Jerseys . -- There were so many positives from the Orlando Magics first victory of the season that it was hard for coach Jacque Vaughn to stop praising his players.A look at the top contenders for overall victory in the 103rd Tour de France, which starts Saturday at Mont-Saint-Michel and concludes July 24th in Paris:---CHRIS FROOMEThe overwhelming favorite after his victories in 2013 and 2015, Chris Froome is aiming to join an elite club of just seven riders who have won cyclings biggest event at least three times.Born in Kenya and representing Britain, the 31-year-old Froome will be supported by a Sky squad that is considered the sports best.Froome enters in top form, having won the Criterium du Dauphine warmup race -- just as he did before his two Tour victories.With Lance Armstrong having been stripped of his seven consecutive titles, Froome can become the first man to win consecutive Tours since Miguel Indurain took the last of his five victories in 1995.While often criticized as an ugly rider for his high-cadence seated technique on climbs, Froomes frenetic pace is often unbeatable once the road tilts uphill.Hes also an able time trialer, although in 2014 his weaknesses on cobblestones, technical descents and wet roads were exposed.---NAIRO QUINTANAA pure climber and a two-time runner-up at the Tour, Nairo Quintana is looking to make his breakthrough in the Grande Boucle.Having finished second to Froome on his Tour debut in 2013 at the age of 23, Quintana won the Giro dItalia in 2014 and returned to the Tour in 2015, only to finish second to Froome again.Small and light at about 130 pounds (less than 60 kilograms), Quintana developed his technique while cycling to school in the Colombian town of Combita, which has an altitude of nearly 3,000 meters (10,000 feet).Riding for the Movistar team, Quintana will have his eye on the penultimate stage, which ends in Morzine and is the final mountainous leg before the mostly ceremonial finish in Paris.Fellow Colombian greats Luis Herrera, Fabio Parra and Santiago Botero posted wins in Morzine in 1985, 1988 and 2000, respectively. And Quintanas first WorldTour victory came in the Alpine town during the 2012 Criterium du Dauphine.---ALBERTO CONTADORAt 33, this could be Alberto Contadors last chance to take a third Tour victory.Last year, the Spaniard with the Tinkoff team made a declared attempt to follow up his Giro victory with a Tour triumph and finished only fifth, acknowledging that he ran out of steam.This year, Contador has built his entire season around the Tour, finishing fifth in the Dauphine, 35 seconds behind Froome,, and winning the Tours of Catalunya and Basque Country.ddddddddddddOne of six riders to have won all three Grand Tours, Contadors record includes two Tour de France wins (2007, 2009), two Giro wins (2008, 2015) and three Spanish Vuelta wins (2008, 2012, 2014).Contador once seemed destined to dominate cycling. But a failed doping test at the 2010 race for the fat-burning, muscle-building drug clenbuterol punctured his progression. Stripped of his first-place finish that year, Contador has not won the Tour again.Nicknamed El Pistolero, Contador likes to celebrate his wins with a mock-gun salute using his right thumb and index finger. But after the November terrorist attacks in France, Contador suggested he might abandon the salute at the Tour.---RICHIE PORTE AND TEJAY VAN GARDERENAustralian standout Richie Porte and top American rider Tejay van Garderen are joint co-captains of the BMC team.Previously with Sky, the 31-year-old Porte was the top support rider for both of Froomes Tour wins, and for Bradley Wiggins yellow jersey ride in 2012. Now he has a chance to challenge Froome.First, though, Porte may have to battle Van Garderen for leadership within BMC.The 27-year-old Van Garderen was in third place when he had to abandon last years race in tears due to illness during Stage 17.---ROMAIN BARDET AND THIBAUT PINOTRomain Bardet and Thibaut Pinot represent the best chance to give France its first home winner since Bernard Hinaults fifth and final win in 1985.Riding for the AG2R La Mondiale team, Bardet finished second behind Froome in the Dauphine.FDJ rider Pinot, who placed third in the 2014 Tour, has shown improved time trial performance this season.---FABIO ARU AND VINCENZO NIBALIAt 25, Fabio Aru is attempting to win the Tour on his race debut.A climbing specialist, Aru won the Spanish Vuelta last year and has also achieved two podium results at the Giro in his short but successful career.Aru is expecting to be paced through the mountains by fellow Italian Vincenzo Nibali on the deep Astana team.Fresh off a dramatic Giro win where he took the pink jersey on the penultimate stage, Nibali is meant to use the Tour as preparation for the Olympics.But having won the Tour in 2014, Nibali could take over team leadership if Aru struggles.---Andrew Dampf on Twitter: www.twitter.com/asdampf ' ' '