Jefry Rodriguez saved the Washington Nationals’ bullpen from a potential disaster today in SunTrust Park, coming on to make his MLB debut two batters into the game when Jeremy Hellickson suffered what appeared to be a hamstring injury covering first on a ground ball to the right side.
Rodriguez went 4 2⁄3 innings on 63 pitches as the Nationals jumped out to a 2-1 lead, saving the Nats’ relief corps from a long afternoon in Atlanta, but the Braves rallied to tie things up in the bottom of the seventh on a Dansby Swanson home run off Shawn Kelley.