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Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals

Nationals Park, Washington Nationals Home Opener Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 13–6 on Friday, April 3, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Los Angeles Dodgers 13 100-62
at Washington Nationals 6 77-85

Line score

Team
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 5 2 4 0 1 0 1 13 16 0
Washington Nationals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 0
  • W: Emmet Sheehan (1-0)
  • L: Miles Mikolas (0-2)

Home runs

  • Los Angeles Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani (1), Kyle Tucker (1), Mookie Betts (2), Freddie Freeman (2), Andy Pages (2)
  • Washington Nationals: CJ Abrams (2)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Washington Nationals CJ Abrams homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. James Wood scores. Brady House scores. 0–3
Top 3rd Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Teoscar Hernández scores. Andy Pages scores. 3–3
Top 3rd Los Angeles Dodgers Mookie Betts homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Kyle Tucker scores. 5–3
Bottom 3rd Washington Nationals CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to second baseman Alex Freeland. Daylen Lile scores. 5–4
Top 4th Los Angeles Dodgers Andy Pages homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Teoscar Hernández scores. 7–4
Top 5th Los Angeles Dodgers Freddie Freeman homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Mookie Betts scores. 9–4
Top 5th Los Angeles Dodgers Teoscar Hernández doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Max Muncy scores. 10–4
Top 5th Los Angeles Dodgers Kyle Tucker singles on a ground ball to right fielder James Wood. Teoscar Hernández scores. Andy Pages to 3rd. Alex Freeland to 2nd. 11–4
Top 7th Los Angeles Dodgers Kyle Tucker homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. 12–4
Bottom 8th Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Nasim Nuñez scores. Jorbit Vivas to 3rd. 12–5
Bottom 8th Washington Nationals Jacob Young grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Santiago Espinal. Jorbit Vivas scores. 12–6
Top 9th Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jacob Young. Alex Call scores. Andy Pages to 3rd. 13–6

Box score

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batter
Shohei Ohtani DH 5 1 2 4 0 2 .217
Kyle Tucker RF 6 2 3 2 0 0 .241
Mookie Betts SS 6 2 2 2 0 0 .179
Freddie Freeman 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .214
Santiago Espinal 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Will Smith C 4 0 1 0 1 0 .208
Max Muncy 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .263
Teoscar Hernández LF 4 3 3 1 0 1 .320
Alex Call LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000
Andy Pages CF 4 2 3 2 1 1 .480
Alex Freeland 2B 3 0 0 0 2 2 .182
Totals 41 13 16 13 5 8
Pitcher
Emmet Sheehan (W, 1-0) 5.2 7 4 4 3 2 1 98 8.00
Jack Dreyer 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00
Blake Treinen 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00
Edgardo Henriquez 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 25 9.00
Ben Casparius 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 .129
Luis García Jr. 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .280
Daylen Lile LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .375
Brady House DH 3 1 1 0 2 1 .346
CJ Abrams SS 5 1 2 4 0 1 .269
Nasim Nuñez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .227
Jorbit Vivas 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .364
Keibert Ruiz C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200
Jacob Young CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .235
Totals 37 6 11 6 5 5
Pitcher
Miles Mikolas (L, 0-2) 4.1 11 11 11 1 4 4 87 14.46
Gus Varland 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00
Ken Waldichuk 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 1 36 5.06
Andre Granillo 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 27 10.80

Game info

Weather
62 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
4 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
1:06 PM
Time of game
2:49
Attendance
41,161
Umpires
Home Plate: Gabe Morales, First Base: Doug Eddings, Second Base: Willie Traynor, Third Base: Mike Muchlinski

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Dodgers 13 at Washington Nationals 6 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 10 at Washington Nationals 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Washington Nationals 6 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Apr 3

Matchup Status Details
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Cincinnati Reds 5 at Texas Rangers 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 4 at Minnesota Twins 10 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 10 at Colorado Rockies 1 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 1 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 3 at Los Angeles Angels 1 Final (10) Game page
Houston Astros 4 at Athletics 11 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 0 Final Game page
New York Mets 10 at San Francisco Giants 3 Final Game page

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