WASHINGTON -- Tanner Roark won his fourth straight start, Denard Span had an RBI double and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 Sunday for a split of the four-game series between NL East rivals. Span, Danny Espinosa and Adam LaRoche had two hits apiece as Washington won the final two games of the series. The Nationals improved to 3-7 against Atlanta. They increased their division lead over the Braves to 1 1/2 games. Roark (7-4) went 5 1-3 innings, allowing a run and four hits. Craig Stammen came on to end a sixth-inning Braves rally, and Rafael Soriano pitched the ninth for his 17th save. Washington relievers retired all 11 batters they faced. Freddie Freeman had two hits for Atlanta. Evan Gattis went 0 for 3 to snap his 20-game hitting streak. Ervin Santana (5-5) went six innings, giving up three runs and six hits. He walked one and struck out nine. Atlantas Chris Johnson was ejected for arguing a checked-swing call in the sixth. Teammate Justin Upton was ejected for arguing after a swinging strikeout in the ninth. With Washington leading 3-0, the first two Braves reached against Roark in the sixth. Manager Matt Williams visited the mound but left Roark in to face Jason Heyward. Roark got Heyward on a fly to right, but Justin Upton singled home Freddie Freeman to make 3-1. Stammen came on to pitch to Johnson, who attempted to check his swing on a 1-2 pitch. Nationals catcher Sandy Leon appealed the ball call, and first base umpire Tim Welke ruled Johnson had gone around for strike three. Johnson immediately began yelling and gesturing at Welke and was ejected by home plate umpire Mark Carlson. Stammen retired Andrelton Simmons to end the inning. Anthony Rendon made it 4-1 when he doubled in the eighth, went to third on a ground out and scored on Luis Avilans wild pitch. Washington got to Santana in the first, getting and RBI single from LaRoche that deflected off diving shortstop Simmons glove. Ryan Zimmerman had a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. Atlanta threatened in the third. With one out, LaRoche misplayed Freemans grounder down the first base line for a two-base error. But Roark got Gattis on a grounder to third, and, after Heyward walked, Justin Upton hit into a fielders choice. The Nationals made it 3-0 the fifth. Sandy Leon opened with a single and Roark sacrificed him to second. Span then lined a double to left, scoring Leon. Span is 6 for his last 11 against Santana. NOTES: Nationals C Wilson Ramos (left hamstring strain) went 1 for 3 with a homer and three RBIs in his first rehab game with Double-A Harrisburg Saturday night. Hes expected to rejoin the Nationals this week. . Freeman began the day as one of only three NL players to start all of their teams games, along with Starlin Castro (Cubs) and Hunter Pence (Giants). . Atlanta is off Monday before opening a 3-game series Tuesday in Houston. . 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"We see the guy in front of us do a great job and we want to do even better," Gallardo said after the Brewers beat the Red Sox 4-0 on Sunday, his second straight scoreless start.Peter Schmeichel believes Leicesters experience of winning the Championship two years ago could prove crucial in their pursuit of the Premier League title this season. Leicester, who are five points clear of Tottenham with seven games remaining, won promotion to the top flight in 2013/14 after topping the Championship with 102 points from their 46 games.And Schmeichel, who won five titles with Manchester United, believes his son Kasper could be on the brink of claiming his first because of the pressure of that run-in two years ago. I know you cant compare the Championship to the Premier League, but a lot of the Leicester players only two seasons ago were in the same kind of situation having been on the same run, he told Sky Sports News HQ.Having missed out for a few years they got it right two years ago and scored more than 100 goals, so there is experience of finishing the job. Can they do it in the Premier League? Only time will tell.Theyve got a five-point cushion and thats a nice position to be in but there is a very long way to go yet. Peter Schmeichel says the Leicester players are great friends Leicester are a very inexperienced team to be in the position they are in, bigger clubs like Liverpool have been there and failed to get over the line.IIts a race between Spurs and Leicester.dddddddddddd. We will get, I think, a new Premier League champion.Spurs have been fantastic. Theyve played some very entertaining football, theyve got great players, great individuals and they are going to push and push and its looks like they are ready to take the challenge on, even in the longer run as well.The run-in doesnt matter, its just what the team is doing that matters. Leicester and Spurs deserve to be up there because they are good teams so they have to finish the job. Kasper Schmeicehel is unfazed by title run-in, according to his father Peter Asked if Kasper was coping with the pressure, he added: Kasper is coping really well. They are throwing the clichés out like: they are taking one game at a time and they are enjoying their football, but it is the truth.They are really enjoying it, they have a fantastic squad, they are great friends and they do a lot of stuff outside football together.Watch Leicester v Southampton on Super Sunday, 1.30pm, Sky Sports 1 HD Also See: Challengers facing testing times How did your players get on? 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