April 5, 2026 7:20 am EDT
The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to Andy Pages, on a two-game homer streak, when they square off against the Washington Nationals and C.J. Abrams, who has homered in three games in a row. It begins at 1:35 p.m. ET on Sunday, at Nationals Park. Roki Sasaki (0-1, 2.25 ERA) will start for the Dodgers, who are 6-2 this season and first in the NL West. Foster Griffin (1-0, 3.60 ERA) is expected to start for the Nationals, who are 3-5 and fifth in the NL East.
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Injury reportsDodgers
Tommy Edman: 10 Day IL (Ankle), 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), Gavin Stone: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Cousins: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kiké Hernández: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Evan Phillips: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mookie Betts: day-to-day (Back)
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
Pages is hitting for a .500 BA, .516 OBP and .833 SLG with a 12.9% strikeout rate and a 3.2% walk rate. His OPS is 1.349, which ranks 3rd in MLB, and he has scored five runs. In 31 plate appearances, he has hit three home runs (4th in MLB) and driven in 10 runs (4th in MLB). Pages has been crafty on the base paths, recording one steal on one attempt.
In 35 plate appearances, Freddie Freeman is hitting .242/.286/.515 with a .801 OPS. He has hit two long balls (20th in MLB), driven in nine runs (6th in MLB) and scored three times.
Abrams has hit three home runs this season, which ranks 4th in MLB. He has also tallied 12 RBIs (1st in MLB) and has scored six runs. In 32 plate appearances, he has recorded a .286 BA, .375 OBP and .607 SLG with a 9.4% walk rate and an 18.8% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording one steal on one attempt.
In 22 plate appearances, Joey Wiemer has hit two long balls (20th in MLB), tallied four RBIs and scored seven runs (12th in MLB). He is batting .588/.682/1.059 and has posted an 18.2% strikeout rate and a 22.7% walk rate.
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