Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitch- Run line: Dodgers −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 9 (14 runs).
Recap
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 at Nationals Park in Washington on Apr 5, 2026 to move to 7-2.
The Dodgers came back from 5 runs down, trailing 6-1 in the Bottom 4. The Dodgers have won 3 straight. The Nationals scored 4 runs in the fourth inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
W: Dreyer (1-0) · L: Perez (0-1) · S: Diaz (0-0)
Scoring plays
Top 3
- LADHome runOhtani homered to center (438 feet).1-0
Bottom 3
- WSHHome runGarcía Jr. homered to center (405 feet), Wood scored.1-2
Bottom 4
- WSHSingleRuiz reached on infield single to second, Abrams scored.1-3
- WSHHome runWood homered to center (416 feet), Ruiz scored and Tena scored.1-6
Top 6
- LADHome runRushing homered to right center (375 feet), Call scored.3-6
Top 8
- LADSingleEspinal singled to center, Freeman scored and Pages scored, Call to second.5-6
- LADFielder's choiceTucker grounded into fielder's choice to first, Call scored, Smith out at second, Espinal to third.6-6
- LADSacrifice flyOhtani hit sacrifice fly to left, Espinal scored.7-6
Top 9
- LADHome runT. Hernández homered to center (414 feet).8-6
Team stats
- Hits
- 11
- 7
- Home Runs
- 3
- 2
- Runs Batted In
- 8
- 6
- Walks
- 5
- 5
- Strikeouts
- 10
- 8
- Runners Left On Base
- 16
- 14
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Dodgers · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani DH | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .273 | .395 | .485 |
| Miguel Rojas SS | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .263 | .250 | .316 |
| Teoscar Hernandez LF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .345 | .367 | .483 |
| Freddie Freeman 1B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .237 | .275 | .474 |
| Andy Pages CF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | .471 | .500 | .794 |
| Alex Call RF | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | .500 | .636 | .750 |
| Santiago Espinal 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| Dalton Rushing C | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
| Will Smith C | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .276 | .323 | .483 |
| Alex Freeland 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .158 | .273 | .368 |
| Kyle Tucker PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .351 | .394 |
| Hyeseong Kim 2B | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Dodgers · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roki Sasaki P | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 90-57 | 7.00 | 90 |
| Alex Vesia P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 0.00 | 17 |
| Jack Dreyer P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 0.00 | 16 |
| Tanner Scott P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 1.93 | 15 |
| Edwin Diaz P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 2.25 | 13 |
Nationals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood RF | 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .125 | .222 | .350 |
| Nasim Nunez 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .231 | .310 | .231 |
| Luis Garcia Jr. 1B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .324 | .324 | .559 |
| Daylen Lile LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .300 | .333 | .375 |
| Joey Wiemer CF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .476 | .577 | .857 |
| CJ Abrams SS | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .290 | .389 | .581 |
| Jorbit Vivas 3B | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .375 | .476 | .375 |
| Brady House 3B | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .290 | .371 | .419 |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .222 | .211 | .444 |
| Jacob Young PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .304 | .429 |
| Drew Millas C | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .235 | .133 |
| Jose Tena DH | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .357 | .357 | .357 |
| Curtis Mead DH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .111 | .273 | .222 |
Nationals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Griffin P | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 95-52 | 2.70 | 95 |
| PJ Poulin P | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34-22 | 5.40 | 34 |
| Cionel Perez P | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20-10 | 20.25 | 20 |
| Clayton Beeter P | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25-16 | 3.86 | 25 |
| Andre Granillo P | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 9.82 | 8 |
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