LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Blake Snell threw six scoreless innings and Kyle Tucker hit a solo homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Friday at Dodger Stadium.

Snell (3-1) struck out seven and gave up five hits. The Dodgers improved to 84-57. Jackson Kent (1-3) took the loss for Washington, allowing three earned runs in five innings.

Los Angeles took control with a three-run third. Mookie Betts singled in Tucker, and Teoscar Hernández doubled to score two more. Tommy Edman reached on an error in the fourth for a fourth run, and Tucker homered in the sixth.

The Nationals rallied in the ninth. Abimelec Ortiz drove in Brady House, Jorbit Vivas had a groundout, and James Wood doubled in José Tena. Jack Dreyer pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save.

Washington, which fell to 67-76, outhit Los Angeles 10-5. Attendance was 49,847, and the game lasted 2:37.