The Los Angeles Dodgers earned a come from behind victory in their series finale against the Washington Nationals on Sunday, 7-6.<\/p>\n
A rain delay postponed the game by a couple of hours, pushing first pitch to 12:45 p.m. PT from the original time of 10:05 a.m. PT.<\/p>\n
Roki Sasaki got the nod on the mound for his second start of the season Sunday, but struggled after a strong showing in the first two innings. He ended the game with five strikeouts through five innings, but allowed six runs on five hits and three walks.<\/p>\n
The Dodgers struck first through Shohei Ohtani, who hit his second homer of the season and the series in the top of the third\u2014a 438-foot solo homer to center field. He went 2-for-4 with a homer and a double on the day.<\/p>\n
The Nationals didn\u2019t waste any time getting the runs back, though, as Luis Garcia Jr. hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the third after James Wood walked to get the hosts on the board.<\/p>\n
Washington broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth inning, as catcher Keibert Ruiz hit a one-run single before Wood hit his second homer of the year to drive in three runs.<\/p>\n
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Apr 5, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) celebrates with Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas (72) after hitting a solo home run against the Washington Nationals during the third inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Dalton Rushing got the start Sunday to give everyday catcher Will Smith a rest day ahead of LA\u2019s next series against the Blue Jays, and capitalized on a hanging sweeper for his first home run of the campaign to make the score 6-3.<\/p>\n
The Dodgers got a rally going in the top of the eighth inning, loading the bases with no outs, and Santiago Espinal delivered for them. The utility infielder lined a single to center to score two runs and cut the deficit to one.<\/p>\n
Smith came in to pinch hit for Rushing the following at-bat and drew a four-pitch walk to load the bases again. Kyle Tucker pinch hit for Alex Freeland next, and drove in the tying run with a groundout. Ohtani then drove in the go-ahead run with a deep sacrifice fly to left field.<\/p>\n
Teoscar Hernandez tagged the Nationals for one more in the top of the ninth, leading off the inning with a solo home run to center field.<\/p>\n
Edwin Diaz came in for the Dodgers in the ninth and did as he does best, earning his third save of the season in as many attempts.<\/p>\n
With their win, the Dodgers have a 7-2 record and will travel to Toronto for their next series against the Blue Jays. Toronto has a 4-5 record on the year, having dropped a series to the Rockies and suffering a sweep at the hands of the White Sox after sweeping the Athletics to open the season.<\/p>\n
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