The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their offensive dominance with a 10–5 victory over the Washington Nationals yesterday at Nationals Park, powered by another double-digit scoring performance.
The Offensive Barrage
The Dodgers jumped out to an early 5–0 lead by the second inning and never looked back, totaling 16 hits on the day.
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Freddie Freeman: Set the tone early with two-run doubles in both the first and second innings, finishing with 4 RBIs.
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Andy Pages: The rookie remained scorching hot, going 3-for-5 with a massive three-run home run in the fifth inning. His batting average now sits at an incredible .500 (15-for-30) on the season.
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Alex Call: Contributed an RBI single in the third after successfully using the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system to challenge what would have been a strikeout.
Pitching & Key Stats
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Tyler Glasnow (LAD): Earned the win (1–0), pitching 6.0 strong innings. He allowed two runs on four hits while striking out nine Nationals batters.
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Jake Irvin (WSH): Took the loss (1–1) after being tagged for six runs on eight hits in just 4.0 innings of work.
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CJ Abrams (WSH): Provided a late highlight for Washington with a two-run home run in the eighth inning.
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Luis García Jr. (WSH): Finished just a home run shy of the cycle, highlighted by an RBI triple in the third.
Notable Injury News
The only dark cloud for Los Angeles was the early exit of Mookie Betts. He left the game in the first inning due to lower back pain. Miguel Rojas took over at shortstop for the remainder of the game and contributed a sacrifice fly.
Series Outlook
The Dodgers have now scored 23 runs through the first two games of this series. They will go for the sweep this afternoon, with highly touted rookie Roki Sasaki scheduled to make the start against Washington’s Foster Griffin.