Toby and Jodi Roark were in the midst of a 12-hour drive from Wilmington, Ill., to Washington, D.C., to watch their son Tanner pitch in the Nationals' home opener. Then they got a call from their daughter-in-law, telling them he wouldn't be starting Friday. In the clubhouse at Citi Field, Tanner's phone beeped. "My mom is texting me, 'What's happening?'" Tanner remembered. "They were bummed out." Jordan Zimmermann had a fever and was vomiting, so Roark started Thursday's series finale against the New York Mets on just three hours' notice. Nationals first-year manager Matt Williams said Zimmerman may start Friday's home opener after he was given fluids and sent home ahead of the team. "We don't want to send him out there with him being really sick, so we'll see how that goes in the morning," Williams said. After a shaky first inning, Roark recovered and the Nationals rallied for an 8-2 victory and an opening three-game sweep. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=340403121&teams=washington-nationals-vs-new-york-mets
