On a night where Ryan Zimmerman made his return to the Washington Nationals (73-49) lineup, the Nats offense had arguably their best inning in club history. Down 3-1 to the Atlanta Braves (44-79) heading into the top of the fourth, the Washington Nationals sent 11 men to the plate and scored eight runs. Despite some bullpen and defensive woes, the Nats hung on to beat Atlanta, 11-9.
Zimmerman got the scoring started in the second against Braves starter Tyrell Jenkins. He took a first pitch fastball and hit it over the wall in left to put the Nats up 1-0.