April 4, 2026Updated 11:17 am EDT
The Washington Nationals take a three-game losing streak into a matchup versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. Tyler Glasnow (0-0, 3.00 ERA) will start for the Dodgers, who are 5-2 this season and first in the NL West. Jake Irvin (1-0, 3.60 ERA) is the expected starter for the Nationals, who are 3-4 and fifth in the NL East.
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Injury reportsDodgers
Tommy Edman: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Gavin Stone: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Brusdar Graterol: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Blake Snell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Landon Knack: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Bobby Miller: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Cousins: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kiké Hernández: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Evan Phillips: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Nationals
Paxton Schultz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Los Angeles’ Andy Pages has hit two home runs this season, which ranks 17th in MLB. He has also tallied seven RBIs (11th in MLB) and has scored three runs. In 26 plate appearances, he has recorded a .480 BA, .500 OBP and .760 SLG with a 3.8% walk rate and an 11.5% strikeout rate.
In 31 plate appearances, Mookie Betts is hitting .179/.258/.429 with a .687 OPS. He has hit two long balls (17th in MLB), driven in seven runs (11th in MLB) and scored six times.
Washington’s Joey Wiemer is slashing .588/.682/1.059 this season with two home runs (17th in MLB), four RBIs and an OPS of 1.741 (1st in MLB). He has an 18.2% strikeout rate and a 22.7% walk rate in 22 plate appearances, and he has scored seven total runs.
In 34 plate appearances, Daylen Lile has posted an 11.8% strikeout rate and a 5.9% walk rate while slashing .375/.412/.469 with no home runs, three RBIs and seven runs scored.
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