Washington grabbed a six-game lead in the NL East, handing Atlanta its third straight loss.
Ian Desmond led off the 13th with an infield single off Cristhian Martinez (5-3) before Espinosa tried to bunt and hit into a forceout. Kurt Suzuki then hit a slow roller for an infield hit, allowing Espinosa to take third.
With the infield in, Tracy hit a ball to Uggla, who appeared confused and instead of either trying to get Espinosa at the plate or attempting to turn a double play, he fumbled it, and Espinosa scored the game-winner.
Craig Stammen (6-1) pitched two hitless innings for the win.
The Braves’ Tim Hudson pitched six innings and held Washington to four runs, which all came across in the first inning.
Atlanta’s Paul Maholm will face the Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg in tonight’s second game of the series.
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