Nationals Park opens for action with the host Nationals beating the Braves 3-2

Nationals Park opens for action with the host Nationals beating the Braves 3-2

2008 – Nationals Park opens for action with the host Nationals beating the Braves, 3 – 2. Odalis Perez pitches a solid game and Jon Rauch gets the historic first win after blowing a save. Nick Johnson drives in a run with a double in his first at-bat in over 18 months. With two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Ryan Zimmerman hits a walk-off home run off Peter Moylan.

All-Star outfielder Gary Sheffield is traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves in 3 player deal.

All-Star outfielder Gary Sheffield is traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves in 3 player deal.

2002 – All-Star outfielder Gary Sheffield is traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for outfielder Brian Jordan, pitcher Odalis Perez and a minor league player. The deal ends Sheffield’s stormy tenure with the Dodgers.