Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers

· Major League Baseball

Washington Nationals

67-78, 34-38 Away

Final
5 - 7

Los Angeles Dodgers

86-57, 44-28 Home

Mookie Betts' late home run rallies Dodgers past Nationals, 7-5

Mookie Betts' 3-run shot secures the win for Dodgers

Max Muncy had three hits and two runs and Tommy Edman had a pair of hits with two runs and an RBI as the Dodgers went 6-0 against the Nationals this season.

In his season debut, Bobby Miller (1-0) gave up one run over three innings to earn the win as Los Angeles moved 1 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the best record in the major leagues.

The Dodgers’ winning streak has come without Shohei Ohtani, who has been out for the past four games with left knee and right biceps discomfort.

CJ Abrams reached 30 home runs for the first time in his career and Harry Ford had a two-run double with two runs scored as Washington lost its fourth consecutive game.

In his second inning of work, Nationals left-hander Will Dion (1-2) gave up Betts' home run after Alex Call singled and Edman walked, both with two outs.

Edgardo Henriquez pitched the ninth inning for the Dodgers to earn his second save.

Up next The Dodgers had not announced a starter for their home game Monday night against Cincinnati. RHP Chase Burns (15-3, 2.79 ERA) was set to start for the Reds.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Abrams struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Wood to second on fielder's indifference.
	9th Inning	Ortiz flied out to shortstop.
	9th Inning	Ortiz hit for Chaparro
	9th Inning	Crews struck out looking. Washington Nationals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
	9th Inning	Wood walked.

Statistics

WSH		LAD
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	0
11	Ground Balls	10
11	Strikeouts	8
5	Runs Batted In	7
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
9	Hits	10
0	Stolen Bases	0
6	Walks	5
0	Catcher Interference	0
5	Runs	7
2	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
33	At Bats	34
1	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
16	Runners Left On Base	17
1	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
1	Intentional Walks	0
1	Doubles	2
11	Fly Balls	16
1	Caught Stealing	0
170	Pitches	157
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
15	Total Bases	15
40	Plate Appearances	39
162.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
3	Extra Base Hits	3
5.3	Runs Created	6.1
.273	Batting Average	.294
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.455	Slugging Percentage	.441
.333	Secondary Average	.294
.400	On Base Percentage	.385
.855	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.826
1.0	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.6
5.3	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	6.8
36.5	Batter Rating	45.0
33.0	At Bats Per Home Run	34.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
4.25	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.03
.182	Isolated Power	.147
0.55	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.63
.150	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.128
.061	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.000
10.0	Runs Produced	14.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.6	Patience Ratio	0.5
0.4	Balls In Play Average	0.4
85.8	MLB Rating	91.3
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0