Dodgers Slug Past Nationals in High-Scoring Affair
WASHINGTON (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers unleashed a powerful offensive display Friday afternoon, defeating the Washington Nationals 13-6 at Nationals Park. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages all homered for the Dodgers, who amassed 16 hits.
Washington’s CJ Abrams hit a three-run homer in the first inning, but the Dodgers responded with five runs in the third, two in the fourth and four in the fifth to pull away. The Dodgers improved to 5-2. The Nationals fell to 3-4.
Emmet Sheehan earned the win for Los Angeles. Nationals starter Miles Mikolas took the loss. Attendance was 41,161.