Clayton Beeter struck out two in a scoreless ninth with an 11-4 lead against the Braves on Tuesday.

The Beeter closed out a seven-run game wouldn’t seem to mean much, but it was nice to see that was in line to finish tonight. Gus Varland, who has emerged as the Nationals’ primary alternative in the ninth, pitched a scoreless seventh with a 5-3 lead before the Nationals busted out with three runs in the bottom of the seventh and again in the bottom of the eighth. Beeter is sporting a 3.48 ERA to go along with his two saves.