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Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker sat behind the desk of the visiting managers office at Citi Field in New York late Sunday afternoon and viewed the printout of the baseball standings.Im just glad that were in a position not to have an x by our name, Baker said, referring to the designation used for teams that have already been eliminated from their division races. Theres a couple xs already. We want to add some xs.The National League East-leading Nationals can do just that Monday afternoon, when they begin a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park.Washington comes home after losing the final two games of a three-game series against the New York Mets, including a 5-1 defeat Sunday night. Atlanta has won six straight, including a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies that concluded Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 victory at Citizens Bank Park.One win by the Nationals (79-57) this week will officially eliminate the Braves (54-83) from the National League East race. Of course, Atlanta has been out of contention since April, when it began the season on an eight-game losing streak and finished the opening month a miserable 5-18.Knocking out the Braves would allow the Nationals -- who are 8 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Mets -- to move one step closer to where they want to be. While Washington is closing in on its third division title in five years, the Nationals/Montreal Expos franchise hasnt won a playoff series since 1981, which is the longest drought among the four major North American pro sports leagues.Everybody keeps talking postseason -- lets win this (regular) season first, Baker said Saturday afternoon. We havent won this season yet. Somebody (said), If you go .500 the rest of the way ... Thats not going to satisfy me or satisfy us. You want to finish strong, and the postseason is something thats down the way. But right now, weve got to keep grinding.The Braves postseason hopes are long gone, but they will hope to continue laying the foundation that has been constructed over the past several weeks. Atlanta, which has its second six-game winning streak of the season, is 23-25 since the All-Star break and 17-15 since Aug. 1.The past month, the past couple of months, weve been playing really good baseball, Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman said Sunday. We got off to a really rough start. You knew it was going to turn around at some point.A 100-loss season once appeared to be unavoidable for the Braves, but they need to go just 9-16 down the stretch to avoid the franchises first 100-loss campaign since 1988.Were not the same team, quite honestly, Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said Sunday. I feel good with everybody that goes up there.Nationals ace right-hander Max Scherzer (15-7, 2.89 ERA) is scheduled to oppose Braves rookie right-hander Ryan Weber (1-0, 5.24 ERA) on Monday.Scherzer, who had his start pushed back a day in order to get some extra rest, carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning in his previous start last Tuesday, when he earned the win after allowing two runs over eight innings as Washington beat the Phillies, 3-2.In three starts against Atlanta this year, he is 2-0 with a 4.66 ERA. Scherzer has a 3-3 record and a 4.01 ERA in 10 career games (eight starts) vs. the Braves.Weber will be making his first start of the season following 12 relief appearances. He has a 0-1 record and a 2.31 ERA in three career games (one start) against Washington. Kyrie 3 Bruce Lee For Sale .500 on the season. The Jets are now 0-5-1 in the second game of back-to-backs. 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CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Ryan Nall was 10 years old the last time the Beavers beat the Ducks in the Civil War rivalry game.So that made Saturdays 34-24 Oregon State victory all the more sweet for the sophomore tailback, who finished with 155 yards rushing and four touchdowns. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak for the Beavers in the long-running series.To be a part of our first win in such a long time, its truly an amazing feeling, said Nall, an Oregon native. I cant believe it.Marcus McMaryion threw for 101 yards and another score as the Beavers finished their second season under coach Gary Andersen at 4-8 overall and 3-6 in the Pac-12.Afterward, fans stormed the field at Reser Stadium and someone hoisted up Nall in victory.All of the sudden Im in the air, he said. I was just taking in that moment. It was amazing.Oregon (4-8, 2-7) will end its disappointing season in the basement of the Pac-12 North, a dramatic fall for a team that just two seasons ago played in the first College Football Playoff championship game.True freshman Justin Herbert, starting in his seventh game after taking over for graduate transfer Dakota Prukop, threw for 180 yards and a touchdown for the Ducks, who wont play in the postseason for the first time since 2004. Royce Freeman, who had seen mention as a preseason Heisman candidate, ran for 106 yards.Afterward, Ducks coach Mark Helfrich was asked about his job security.Nobodys job is safe in college football, he said. Thats just the nature of the beast.Oregon was boosted going into the Civil War by a 30-28 upset of then-No. 11 Utah last weekend, a win that momentarily silenced talk about Helfrichs future. The victory was sealed by Justin Herberts touchdown pass to Darren Carrington with two seconds left.The Beavers had momentum, too, coming off a 42-17 victory over Arizona at Reser Stadium last Saturday night.Oregon State opened the scoring on Nalls 12-yard touchdown run. The Ducks answered on the next series with Tony Brooks-James 3-yard TD run, then pulled ahead on receiver Jalen Browns reverse pass to Carrington for a 33-yard touchdown.The Beavers pulled even at 14 on McMaryions 6-yard pass to Ricky Ortiz. McMaryion was pressed into duty as a starter for the Beavers earlier this season after both Darell Garretson and backup Conor Blount were injured.The Ducks were efficient to start the second half, takinng the lead on Herberts 23-yard touchdown pass to Charles Nelson.dddddddddddd. Aidan Schneiders 46-yard field goal extended the lead for the Ducks.But then the rain started coming down hard and the Beavers turned almost exclusively to running the ball, at one point running on 21 straight plays.Nall scored on a 14-yard run to narrow it for the Beavers, then added a 6-yard touchdown with 9:40 left in the game. His fourth, a 2-yard dash, came with just under two minutes to go. Nall finished the season with 14 touchdowns despite being hampered by a foot injury.It was his fourth game this season with 100 or more yards.Ryan is a workhorse, Andersen said. You keep pounding the ball, good things are going to happen.Herbert appeared to connect with Johnny Mundt in the end zone with 41 seconds to go, but Mundt dropped the ball, ending the Ducks last chance.We knew we were going to win, Beavers safety Devin Chappell said.Definitely, added cornerback Treston Decoud.It was the first sellout at Reser Stadium since the 2014 Civil War.THE TAKEAWAYOregon: Freeman surpassed Napoleon Kaufman of Washington for ninth on the Pac-12 all-time rushing list, finishing his junior year with 4,146 yards. Freeman said after the game he had not decided whether he would leave Oregon for the NFL draft. It was Freemans 22nd 100-yard rushing game.Oregon State: With wins over Arizona and Oregon to close out the season, the Ducks won back-to-back Pac-12 games for the first time since 2013. ... It was Nalls first four-touchdown game. The last Oregon State player to score four touchdowns was Jacquizz Rodgers against Washington in 2010.PLAYING FOR SETH: Receiver Seth Collins, who spent nearly two weeks in the hospital with an undisclosed illness before his release on Thanksgiving, was at the game. Collins fell ill on Nov. 13 following the Beavers loss at UCLA. Some of his teammates started a Twitter hashtag, (hash)playfor22, in advance of the game.PLAYERS WEIGH IN: Freeman said the Ducks player want to see Helfrich return, and they believe he can return the team to national prominence.Hes done a lot of great things here, Freeman said. A lot of positivity coming from him, and the players feed off that.UP NEXTBoth teams are finished for the season. ' ' '