At the home opener for the Washington Nationals in their new park, Odalis Perez pitched 5 solid innings, and Ryan Zimmerman launched a historic walk-off home run to give the home team a 3-2 win over the Braves. Chipper Jones hit a solo home run, and Tim Hudson allowed just 2 runs on 3 hits over 7 innings of work for Atlanta.
On this chilly night in March, the two teams combined for just 9 hits.
After the game, the Nationals placed outfielder Elijah Dukes on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-handed pitcher Chris Schroder from Triple-A Columbus.