CHICAGO, April 7 (UPI) -- Chad Tracy stroked the go-ahead hit in the eighth inning Saturday and the Washington Nationals rallied for a 7-4 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Trailing 4-3 entering the eighth, the Nats erupted for five runs off Cubs relievers Kerry Wood (0-1) and Carlos Marmol to grab the lead.
After Danny Espinoza cracked a two-out homer to tie the contest, Ryan Zimmerman and Adam LaRoche followed with singles. Marmol relieved and walked Jayson Werth to load the bases.
Tracy then lined a hit past diving second baseman Darwin Barney, scoring two runs.
LaRoche finished 4-for-5 with a homer for Washington, which improved to 2-0 to start the season.
Ryan Mattheus (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless seventh inning and Henry Rodriguez picked up his first save for the Nats.
Matt Garza tossed six innings for Chicago, allowing two runs on five hits.
Reed Johnson stroked a two-run triple in the Cubs' loss.
