Nationals 8, Brewers 4 (Game 1)
Danny Espinosa and Ivan Rodriguez clubbed three-run homers to lead host Washington to an 8-4 win over the Brewers in the front end of a doubleheader Sunday afternoon.
Espinosa's second homer of the season, off Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo, provided Washington a 4-2 lead in the fifth. Rodriguez's first of the season in the sixth pushed the edge to 7-2 and chased Gallardo, who was tagged for seven runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings. The Nationals added a solo home run by Ian Desmond in the eighth.
Jason Marquis (1-0) picked up the win for the Nationals, scattering two
runs and nine hits over seven innings while striking out four.
The Brewers held a 2-0 lead through four innings after RBI singles by Casey McGehee and Gallardo.