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Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals

Nationals Park, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 8–6 on Sunday, April 5, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Los Angeles Dodgers 8 100-62
at Washington Nationals 6 77-85

Line score

Team
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 8 11 0
Washington Nationals 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
  • W: Jack Dreyer (1-0)
  • L: Cionel Pérez (0-1)
  • S: Edwin Díaz

Home runs

  • Los Angeles Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani (2), Teoscar Hernández (1), Dalton Rushing (1)
  • Washington Nationals: James Wood (2), Luis García Jr. (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 3rd Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. 1–0
Bottom 3rd Washington Nationals Luis García Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. James Wood scores. 1–2
Bottom 4th Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to second baseman Alex Freeland. CJ Abrams scores. 1–3
Bottom 4th Washington Nationals James Wood homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Keibert Ruiz scores. José Tena scores. 1–6
Top 6th Los Angeles Dodgers Dalton Rushing homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Alex Call scores. 3–6
Top 8th Los Angeles Dodgers Santiago Espinal singles on a line drive to center fielder Joey Wiemer. Freddie Freeman scores. Andy Pages scores. Alex Call to 2nd. 5–6
Top 8th Los Angeles Dodgers Kyle Tucker grounds into a force out, first baseman Luis García Jr. to shortstop CJ Abrams. Alex Call scores. Santiago Espinal to 3rd. Will Smith out at 2nd. Kyle Tucker to 1st. 6–6
Top 8th Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Daylen Lile. Santiago Espinal scores. 7–6
Top 9th Los Angeles Dodgers Teoscar Hernández homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. 8–6

Box score

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batter
Shohei Ohtani DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 .273
Miguel Rojas SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .263
Teoscar Hernández LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 .345
Freddie Freeman 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .237
Andy Pages CF 4 1 1 0 1 3 .471
Alex Call RF 3 2 2 0 2 0 .500
Santiago Espinal 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .167
Dalton Rushing C 3 1 1 2 0 1 .400
Will Smith C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
Alex Freeland 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .158
Kyle Tucker PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273
Hyeseong Kim 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 8 11 8 5 10
Pitcher
Roki Sasaki 5.0 5 6 6 3 5 2 90 7.00
Alex Vesia 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 0.00
Jack Dreyer (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 0.00
Tanner Scott (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.93
Edwin Díaz (S, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.25

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 4 2 1 3 1 1 .125
Nasim Nuñez 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .231
Luis García Jr. 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 .324
Daylen Lile LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300
Joey Wiemer CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .476
CJ Abrams SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .290
Jorbit Vivas 3B 2 0 1 0 1 1 .375
Brady House 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .290
Keibert Ruiz C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .222
Jacob Young PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Drew Millas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
José Tena DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 .357
Curtis Mead DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 .111
Totals 34 6 7 6 5 8
Pitcher
Foster Griffin 5.0 5 1 1 3 6 1 95 2.70
PJ Poulin 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 34 5.40
Cionel Pérez (L, 0-1) 0.0 3 4 4 2 0 0 20 20.25
Clayton Beeter (BS, 1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 25 3.86
Andre Granillo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9.82

Game info

Weather
60 degrees, Overcast
Wind
4 mph, In From LF
First pitch
3:44 PM
Time of game
3:02 (2:09 delay)
Attendance
24,899
Umpires
Home Plate: Willie Traynor, First Base: Mike Muchlinski, Second Base: Gabe Morales, Third Base: Doug Eddings

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 5

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Cubs 1 at Cleveland Guardians 0 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 5 at Cleveland Guardians 6 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 7 at New York Yankees 6 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 8 at Boston Red Sox 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 4 at Minnesota Twins 1 Final (10) Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Chicago White Sox 3 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 2 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Colorado Rockies 4 Final Game page
New York Mets 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 Final Game page
Houston Astros 10 at Athletics 12 Final (10) Game page
Seattle Mariners 7 at Los Angeles Angels 8 Final (11) Game page
Atlanta Braves 5 at Arizona Diamondbacks 6 Final (10) Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 Final Game page

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