The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to pick up where they left off after dominating the Washington Nationals on Friday by a score of 13-6.
The top four hitters in the Dodgers lineup — Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman — all homered in a dominant display from the boys in blue (literally). Andy Pages added a home run as he continues his scorching hot start to the season.
Dodgers vs Nationals Pitching Matchup on Saturday
Right-handed pitcher Tyler Glasnow is taking the mound for the Dodgers coming off a solid 2026 debut.
Glasnow pitched six innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, allowing two runs on four hits with six strikeouts in a 3-2 Dodgers win.
Glasnow is coming off a 2025 season in which he made 18 regular season starts, sporting a 3.19 ERA with 106 strikeouts over 90.1 innings pitched.
Opposite Glasnow will be Nationals left-handed pitcher Jake Irvin, who had a solid outing of his own against the Chicago Cubs to open the 2026 season.
The left-hander went five innings, allowing two runs on three hits with seven strikeouts.
Irvin is coming off a 2025 season in which he struggled mightily, allowing a league-worst 114 earned runs and 38 home runs while sporting a 5.70 ERA across 180 innings pitched. In his six career starts against the Dodgers, he has a 4.64 ERA.
Teoscar Hernández, Pages and Will Smith all have home runs against Irvin in their career. However, Hernández isn’t in the lineup on Saturday.
Dodgers Starting LineupShohei Ohtani, DHKyle Tucker, RFMookie Betts, SSFreddie Freeman, 1BWill Smith, CMax Muncy, 3BAndy Pages, CFAlex Freeland, 2BAlex Call, LF
Hernández is getting the day off in favor of former Nationals outfielder Alex Call, who’s starting against the left-handed Irvin. The Dodgers still have three lefties in the top four of their lineup, with Smth batting in his usual five-spot.
Freeland has moved up to the No. 8 spot with Call batting ninth.
How to Watch Dodgers vs Nationals on Saturday
First pitch for Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals on Saturday, April 4 is 1:05 p.m. PT/4:05 p.m. ET.
The game will be broadcast on SportsNet LA and in the MLB App.
The game will be broadcast on the radio on AM570 (in English) and KTNQ 1020 AM (in Spanish).
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