Nationals' first-inning outburst sinks Braves
The Washington Nationals jumped on rookie Jared Shuster, who was making his MLB debut, for four runs in the first inning and held on for a 4-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Washington salvaged a win after the Braves took the first two games of the season-opening series, in a game that sped by in only two hours and 17 minutes.
Dominic Smith had an RBI single and Lane Thomas went 2-for-4 with a run f