Jacob Young drove in two runs and Jackson Rutledge earned his first career victory as the Washington Nationals defeated the visiting Atlanta Braves 3-2 in the opening game of a doubleheader Sunday afternoon.
The second game of the day-night twin bill was still to come to make up for Saturday's weather-related postponement.
Rutledge (1-1) gave up one run and three hits in five innings of his third major league start. He struck out four and walked two.
Young stretched the lead to 3-1 with a six-inning double. He joined teammates Jake Alu and Joey Meneses with two hits apiece.