Ryan Zimmerman had three extra-base hits and drove in three runs, Bryce Harper had two hits and drove in two and rookie Jefry Rodriguez picked up his first big league win as the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 8-3 on Tuesday afternoon in the first of a day-night doubleheader.
Rodriquez (1-1), in his fourth start for the Nationals, gave up just one run and three hits with no walks in five innings before Matt Grace took over in the sixth. Grace gave up an RBI single to Nick Markakis in the sixth as the Braves trimmed the lead to 4-2, but the Nationals added four runs in the sixth for an 8-2 bulge.