Bryce Harper homered for the third time in the last two days in the top of the second inning, putting the Washington Nationals up 5-0 after they jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first, and Tanner Roark held the Atlanta Braves to one run on four hits over seven innings of work in a strong 2018 debut in what ended up an 8-1 win in SunTrust Park.
Roark’s Turn: In Washington’s three-game, season-opening sweep of the Cincinnati Reds in Great American Ball Park, Nationals’ starters were a combined 3-0 with a 0.