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WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals acquired reliever Marc Rzepczynski from Oakland on Thursday, giving the NL East leaders another lefty in the bullpen.Oakland also sent $500,000 to be paid on Sept. 30 to the Nationals for minor league infielder Max Schrock.The Nationals have reshaped their relief corps in the last month. They added closer Marc Melancon, traded Felipe Rivero, cut Jonathan Papelbon and put Sammy Solis on the disabled list.The 30-year-old Rzepczynski was 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 56 games this season.Its a necessary move because we only have one left-hander, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said of his bullpen. His stats and his track record are pretty good and I think he can help us.Rzepczynski joins Oliver Perez as lefties in the Washington bullpen.The 30-year-old Rzepczynski joins the sixth team of his major league career. 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ATLANTA -- Manager Don Mattingly is hardly inspired by the job hes done recently to prepare the Miami Marlins.Were having trouble in different areas, he said. Weve got to get ready (to face) their hitters better. Weve got to get ready for their pitchers better, and that comes back to me.The Marlins blew a three-run lead and lost their third straight game, 8-5 to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.Miami, which began the day a half-game ahead of two teams in the NL wild-card race, has allowed 25 runs and scored just 13 runs off 37 hits in the last three games. The Marlins are 2-7 against Atlanta this year.The Braves improved to just 12-32 at Turner Field. They have the NLs worst overall record, the majors worst home record and the least productive offense in the big leagues, but they took a 6-3 lead in the sixth.I just feel like were not getting prepared somewhere properly, Mattingly said. I feel like Im missing something with this.Pinch-hitter Brandon Snyder had two RBI in a four-run sixth inning for Atlanta.Jeff Francoeurs double chased Marlins starter Wei-Yin Chen, and Mike Dunn gave up Erick Aybars RBI infield single, Snyders two-run triple and Chase dArnauds RBI single.Chen (4-3) allowed eight hits, four runs, two walks and struck out two in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander has a 7.27 ERA over his last five starts.Tyler Flowers RBI double in the seventh pushed the lead to 7-3. Ichiro Suzukis pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the eighth made it 7-4, and dArnauds RBI double in the eighth put Atlanta up 8-4.Dario Alvarez (2-1) earned the win after walking one, striking out one and throwing a wild pitch in two-thirds of the sixth.The Marlins went ahead 3-0 in the second on Justin Bours 15th homer, a three-run shot off Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz.It doesnt matter what the situation is, Bour said. Its just important that everyone takes their every single at-bat seriously and doesnt throw them away. Because you never know with this offense we have when a small at-bat could turn into something big.ddddddddddddFollowing a 1-hour, 8-minute rain delay in the third, the Braves cut the lead to 3-2 on Freddie Freemans RBI triple and Nick Markakis RBI single.Tyrell Jenkins, the second Atlanta pitcher, walked the bases loaded but struck out J.T. Realmuto to keep the Marlins scoreless in the fifth.Foltynewicz, in his first start since May 30 after going on the disabled list with right elbow soreness, gave up two hits, two walks, three runs -- two earned -- and struck out two in three innings.RODNEY ON THE WAYMattingly will wait until Friday to announce how he will use newly acquired closer Fernando Rodney.Making a push to stay near the top of the NL wild-card race, the Marlins traded a minor league pitcher to get Rodney from San Diego.Current Marlins closer A.J. Ramos has converted straight 33 saves opportunities since last season, but Mattingly wouldnt say for sure who will have the role.Rodney, whose 253 career saves are fifth-most among active pitchers, is expected to join the team Friday.YOURE OUTTA HEREAfter Arodys Vizcaino issued a pair of two-out walks in the ninth, Flowers was ejected by home plate umpire Larry Vanover for arguing balls and strikes and was replaced by A.J. Pierzynski.Adeiny Hechavarrias RBI single chased Vizcaino -- the Atlanta closer pitching in a non-save situation -- and Cabrera retired pinch-hitter Cole Gillespie on a flyout for his first career save.It was too eventful for me there at the end, interim Braves manager Brian Snitker said, but we won the game.UP NEXTMarlins: LHP Justin Nicolino (2-4, 5.17) will be called up from Triple-A New Orleans to start Friday night. He was demoted after allowing five runs over 4 2/3 innings June 15 against San Diego.Braves: RHP Julio Teheran (3-7) has a 2.46 ERA, seventh-best in the NL. He is 5-3 with a 2.87 ERA in 13 career starts against the Marlins. ' ' '