With Jefry Rodriguez and Max Scherzer taking the mound for the doubleheader, the Washington Nationals most likely outcome was a split. However, it didn’t quite play out as everyone thought it would against the Atlanta Braves.
In game one of the doubleheader, the Nationals called on Jefry Rodriguez as their 26th man. He looked fantastic, limiting the Braves to one run on three hits, striking out three, en route to recording his first major league win.
Martinez gave him the same treatment as Jeremy Hellickson. With the heart of the order up, Matt Grace got the sixth inning to face Freddie Freeman and Nick Markakis.