WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman hit consecutive homers to spark a four-run fourth inning, and the surging Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 8-3 Tuesday in the opener of a split doubleheader.Rookie right-hander Jefry Rodriguez (1-1) allowed one run and three hits in five innings to earn his first major victory. He also got his first big league hit and scored a run.Washington has won nine of 12 to move four games over .500 (58-54) for the first time since June 29. The Nationals are chasing first-place Philadelphia and Atlanta in the NL East.Charlie Culberson homered for the Braves, and Nick Markakis contributed two hits and an RBI.Harper led off the fourth with his 27th home run, and Zimmerman followed a drive far over the center-field wall for a 2-1 lead. After Rodriguez doubled with two outs, Trea Turner and Juan Soto hit RBI singles.All the damage came against 20-year-old Kolby Allard (1-1), recalled from the minors to be the 26th man in the doubleheader. Starter Max Fried was struck by a line drive in the second inning and removed with a left groin strain.Washington pulled away with a four-run sixth. After Anthony Rendon delivered a sacrifice fly, Harper singled in a run and Zimmerman hit a two-run double.The game was the makeup of a rainout on July 21.TRAPPEDThe weirdest play of the game came in the third inning, when Soto hit liner to center with Turner on first base. Center fielder Ender Inciarte leaped at the wall, and the ball appeared to bounce from his glove into the mitt of left fielder Adam Duvall. Turner scampered back to first. After a replay, it was determined that Inciarte trapped the ball against the wall and Soto was called out for passing Turner on the basepath.TRAINER'S ROOMBraves: Fried's injury occurred on the final play of the second inning. He was replaced by pinch-hitter Kevin Gausman, a pitcher whose career batting average is .000. Gausman was hit by a pitch.NEWCOMERHours after the Nationals announced the signing of 32-year-old reliever Greg Holland, the right-hander struck out the side in a scoreless seventh inning. Holland was designated for assignment by the Cardinals last month after going 0-2 with a 7.92 ERA.UP NEXTBraves: Atlanta planned to start Sean Newcomb (10-5, 3.23 ERA) in the second game of the doubleheader.Nationals: Max Scherzer (15-5, 2.33 ERA) was seeking to win his sixth straight start in the nightcap.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbasebal l and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports