ATLANTA -- Tommy La Stella is making an impression on Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. Cheap Stars Jerseys China . Since coming to the big leagues in late May, La Stella is 6 for 7 with the bases loaded, driving in 13 runs in those at-bats. "When we got him from Triple-A, all our minor league and player development people said that this guy can hit," Gonzalez said after Sundays 8-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. "He can find the barrel with the ball. He sure has done that. Hopefully, that continues." La Stella drove in three runs and Chris Johnson hit a two-run homer to back Alex Wood. The Braves have won of five of seven and remained second in the NL East, one percentage point back of Washington. Wood (7-7) allowed one run and three hits in six innings with eight strikeouts to win for the first time four starts. He retired his last 13 batters. The first five innings were played in a steady drizzle before heavy rain caused a 1-hour, 39-minute delay in the middle of the sixth. Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead in the second when John Mayberry Jr. homered, but the Braves went up 2-1 in the bottom half on Johnsons seventh homer. Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick (4-10) got in trouble in the third, walking B.J. Upton, hitting Freddie Freeman with Justin Upton with pitches and forcing in a run with a bases-loaded walk to Jason Heyward that make it 3-1. After Johnson lined out, the Braves went up 6-1 on La Stellas three-run double. La Stellas latest big hit came two days after the second baseman he replaced, Dan Uggla, was released. La Stella relishes getting a chance to bat with runners in scoring position. "Youre going to find yourself in those situations whether you want them or not," La Stella said. "I think it goes a long way to see yourself in those situations and see yourself succeeding." Kendrick gave up six runs, five hits and two walks in five innings, dropping to 1-4 with a 6.99 ERA in his last six starts. "Its been a tough year for me," he said. "I dont know why. Its just been a bad year. Guys have bad years. So far, thats how its been. Just keep pitching." Wood, who returned to Atlantas rotation on June 25 after nearly seven weeks in relief, improved to 4-6 with a 2.95 ERA in 12 starts. "It felt pretty good when (Johnson) hit that two-run homer, so that was definitely a big confidence booster for me," Wood said. "After he did that, I felt like I could kind of take the game over, and thats what I was able to do." After the rain delay, Phillies reliever Mario Hollands gave up two runs in the sixth on Andrelton Simmons bases-loaded walk and Freddie Freemans RBI single. Philadelphia has lost four of five and dropped 11 games back in the NL East. Just 9-42 when scoring three runs or less, the Phillies missed a chance to score with the bases loaded in the eighth when Jimmy Rollins grounded into a double play and Chase Utley popped up. Marlon Byrd hit his 19th homer in the ninth off David Carpenter. NOTES: When Mayberry misplayed Kendricks pickoff attempt nf B.J. Upton in the third, it was Philadelphias first error in 78 innings. ... Phillies LHP Cliff Lee is expected to return from the DL Monday at home against San Francisco after missing nine weeks with a strained left elbow. In six career starts against the Giants, Lee is 5-0 with a 0.88 ERA. ... Braves C Evan Gattis, sidelined since June 29 with a bulging disk in his lower back, is expected to end a rehab assignment and return to the lineup for Mondays home game against Miami. He went 2 for 6 with two RBIs Sunday as designated hitter for Triple-A Gwinnett. ... RHP Julio Teheran starts Monday for the Braves and is 4-0 with a 2.50 ERA in six career starts against the Marlins. 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He was in the linebacker rotation and had a sack in the season opener against Miami.INDIANAPOLIS - Apparently, Robert Griffin III was only part of the problem in Washington.Now coach Jay Gruden might have to ponder more changes.Just four days after the Redskins benched their franchise quarterback, Andrew Luck threw for 370 yards and a career-high five touchdowns -- four of them 30 yards or more -- turning the long-awaited matchup between the first two picks in the 2012 draft into a 49-27 by the Colts.Players have to start stepping up and taking some accountability at some point. Weve got to do a better job coaching, thats all I can say, Gruden said after losing his fourth straight. To have those guys wide open like that, its unheard of on simple coverage calls. Its like a different guy, it seems, all the time.Gruden did find some answers by starting Colt McCoy and benching Griffin. McCoy started slow, but wound up going 31 of 47 with a career-high 392 yards and a career-best three touchdowns, one more than Griffin had all season.It was good enough to get Grudens endorsement to keep the starting job next week.Meanwhile, Griffin played the loyal teammate. The No. 2 draft pick in 2012, behind Luck, spent the entire day on the sideline studying plays on his tablet, cheering on teammates, bemoaning mistakes and sometimes getting so close to the field he was instructed to move back. He didnt play and didnt take questions after the game.But the issue Sunday was Washingtons defensive shortcomings. Indy (8-4) became the first team with six scoring plays of 30 or more yards in one game since Washington did it seven times in 1966.We do have a young group back there. In fairness to them, theyre young, Gruden said.Luck, who finished second to Griffin in voting for the 2011 Heisman Trophy and 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year voting, delivered on another milestone day.He broke Peyton Mannings franchise record for most 300-yard games in one season. Luck has 10.He also became the fifth NFL player since 1970 to win 30 regular-season games in a players first three seasons, and joined the short list of players to throw for 4,000 yards in two of their first seasons, a club that previously included only Manning and Dan Marino.Luck became the first quarterback in Colts history to throw two touchdown passes of 70-plus yards in the same game and the third Colts quaarterback with 30 TD passes in a season, joining Manning and the late John Unitas. Cheap Adidas Stars Jerseys. And aside from turnovers on Indys first two series, Luck was virtually flawless. He threw TD passes of 30, 3, 48, 73 and 79 yards, the longest of his career, answering every challenge posed by the Redskins.We were confident that we could hit some chunk (plays), as we say, Luck said after going 19 of 27 and leading the Colts (8-4) to their eighth win in 10 games. I think that our tempo helped to get some drives together, but we came in thinking that we had a chance at some big ones.Luck took advantage of Washingtons multiple miscues. He wasnt alone.Daniel Boom Herron scored on a 49-yard run in the second quarter, and DQwell Jackson gave the Colts some breathing room midway through the third when he scooped up McCoys fourth-down fumble and returned it 35 yards for the second touchdown of his career. That made it 35-17.McCoy got the second-half shootout started by scrambling away from two tacklers and finding Logan Paulsen for a 16-yard TD pass to cut a 21-10 halftime deficit to 21-17. Three plays later, Luck found Donte Moncrief down the seam for a 48-yard TD.After Jackson scored off of McCoys fumble, McCoy answered with a 42-yard TD pass to DeSean Jackson.Luck then hooked up with Coby Fleener, who broke Everette Browns tackle and went 73 yards for the score to give Indy a 42-24 lead. Fleener finished with four catches for 127 yards and two TDs.The Colts sealed it when Moncrief broke free down the middle again, taking Lucks long pass for a 79-yard score. Moncrief caught three passes for 134 yards.We have so many great athletes on this team, such a great coach and doing such a good job of making a great call, Herron said. We have so many weapons on offence, it is tough to get everybody the ball but we work it out.NOTES: Jordan Reed had nine catches for 123 yards, and Jackson finished with five catches for 84 yards before leaving late with a bruised right leg. ... Hilton had five catches for 62 yards, setting a new career high for yards in one season (1,145). ... 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