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Nats 2, Blue Jays 0: Zimmermann cruises in twinbill opener

GAME IN A NUTSHELL: After a rain-soaked Monday night, the Nationals and Blue Jays were back at the ballpark early Tuesday, hoping to squeeze two games in despite another ominous forecast. The rain held off enough, though, to get the afternoon opener in without delay. A well-pitched, fast-paced game by Jordan Zimmermann and R.A. Dickey didn’t hurt, either.

Zimmermann and Dickey went toe-to-toe, matching zeroes for four innings before the Nationals finally broke through in the fifth. They did so thanks to an RBI single from Bryce Harper (who had looked awful in his first two at-bats vs.