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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Julio Teheran threw six shutout innings and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Washington Nationals, 2-1, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Turner Field. Teheran (10-6) allowed five hits while striking out five and walking three in his outing. Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless ninth to notch his 39th save. Chris Johnson and Freddie Freeman had an RBI apiece for the Braves, who have won four of their last five games. Jayson Werth drove in the lone run for the Nationals, who have lost three of four following a five-game winning streak. Gio Gonzalez (7-6) had nine strikeouts, but gave up both runs on five hits and four walks over seven innings. The Nationals placed two runners on base in each of the first three innings, but failed to capitalize. Meanwhile, the Braves scored two runs in the first. B.J. Upton walked to start the inning and stole second base. After Phil Gosselin delivered a bunt single for his first major league hit, Freeman scored Upton with a base hit to center. Two batters later, Johnson knocked an RBI single to right center. Washington got on the board in the seventh. With Scott Downs taking over for Teheran, Denard Span hit a leadoff single but was forced out on a fielders choice by Anthony Rendon. After Bryce Harper was walked, David Carpenter came out in relief and gave up an RBI single to Werth. However, the would be it for the Nationals. They were retired in short order in the eighth. Span hit a one-out infield single in the ninth, but Kimbrel struck out Rendon and Harper to end the game. Game Notes Werth is on a 10-game hitting streak. He is 19-for-39 with 10 RBI during the streak ... The Nationals were 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base ... Johnson is on a seven-game hitting streak ... Atlantas Jordan Schafer had two stolen bases ... 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Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak.Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill is feeling positive ahead of the defence of her title in Rio after returning from an Achilles injury at the weekend. The 30-year-old made her first competitive appearance of the season at the Loughborough International on Sunday.She competed in the javelin but was disappointed at finishing eighth with a throw of 41.68m, which compares with a personal best of 48.33m. Im a little bit disappointed with my throw, Ennis-Hill told Sky Sports News HQ during Sportswomen. Its the first competition of the year, Ive got to build on it and make progress and on to Rio. Ennis-Hill claimed Heptathlon gold at London 2012 Ennis-Hill is making a comeback from an Achilles problem that forced her to rest during the winter season and miss the World Indoor Championships in March.My Achilles actually feels really good. The work Ive done with the medical team, the rehab and just making sure we got it really right has worked, she added.Touch wood Im hopefully getting over this injury. I can start training fully and preparing to compete again.The world heptathlon champion will not compete in the high-profile heptathlon at the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis this weekend but is fully focused on her preparations for Rio.dddddddddddd Ennis-Hill won her second world title in Beijing just three months after returning to training following the birth of her son in 2014 Im still kind of a bit behind where I wanted to be. I was hoping to compete in a heptathlon at the weekend, but Im not quite ready, Ennis-Hill said.This was really to come out and see how the javelin is going and just do one event and not push myself too much. To go away and get some more training done and hopefully compete again soon.Ive got a great team around me. Ive got the experience of doing major championships and Olympics before. Its just about taking that believe and doing what I know Im capable of doing.Ennis-Hill has already secured her position for this years summer Olympic Games, but fellow Briton Katarina Johnson-Thompson is yet to quality and will attempt to do so in Gotzis. Also See: Pavey faces Rio battle Olympics home ' ' '