Edman hits go-ahead three-run homer as Dodgers rally past Nationals

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Tommy Edman hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Saturday. Edman’s drive with two runners on turned a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 lead. Alex Call was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth to force in Mookie Betts for an insurance run. Washington got within one in the ninth when Daylen Lile singled home James Wood. The Nationals had claimed a 4-2 edge in the top of the seventh on Lile’s RBI double, following a run in the second and two in the fourth. Cade Cavalli allowed two first-inning runs and struck out eight over six innings. Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow surrendered four runs in six innings. Alex Vesia pitched the seventh for the win. Clayton Beeter took the loss, and Tanner Scott earned his 21st save despite allowing a run in the ninth. Edman finished 1 for 4 with three RBIs. Lile was 2 for 5 with two RBIs. The Dodgers improved to 86-57; the Nationals fell to 67-77. Attendance was 52,785, and the game lasted 2:53.