WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper's Washington Nationals and Jason Heyward's Atlanta Braves won the past two NL East titles, and they'll get the division race started early this season. Half of each team's first 12 games come against the other, beginning Friday with Washington's home opener. "I really wouldn't say we're rivals, as much as just two good teams," Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons said.