Jose Guillen drove in four runs to help the Washington Nationals pound the Atlanta Braves, 11-4, in front of 19,093 at Turner Field on Wednesday afternoon. The Nationals took two out of three games, and it's the first time since March 31-April 3, 2003, that the Nationals won a regular-season series from the Braves.
The Nationals finished theie season beginning road trip with a 5-4 record against divisional rivals Philadelphia, Florida and Atlanta, and head to Washington to play their first home opener on Thursday. The Nationals are the last team in The Major League to have a home game.
Although it's early, the Nationals were happy to go home in a first-place tie with the Braves and Marlins. The Nationals are beginning to believe that they can compete in the NL East race.
Baseball returns to Washington on Thursday with the home opener for the Nationals. The last game played in Washington was in 1971, before the then Washington Senators moved to Texas, leaving Washington without a team until this year when the Montreal Expos re-located to D.C. President Bush is expected to throw the ceremonial "first pitch" in this highly anticipated game.
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