The Dodgers are held scoreless into the sixth inning by Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin, but they score four times in the final four innings to begin their nine-game trip with a 4-1 win.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, right, celebrates his solo home run with Will Smith during the ninth inning of their 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in Washington.
For the last five years of that contract, however, the Nationals have been paying one of the worst starting pitchers in baseball very handsomely. In 101 starts before Tuesday, Corbin had a 5.71 ERA and a 27-60 won-loss record. He led all National League pitchers in losses each of the past three seasons, leading MLB in 2021 and 2022.
Corbin gave up just three hits in his 5⅓ innings. Freddie Freeman had the first – a two-out double in the first inning. Will Smith followed with a walk but Teoscar Hernandez grounded out. The Dodgers couldn’t break through until Corbin left the game in the sixth. Nationals reliever Derek Law gave up a two-out single to Teoscar Hernandez, walked Max Muncy to extend the inning then gave up the game-tying RBI single to Kiké Hernandez.That matched an early run manufactured by the Nationals. Ildemaro Vargas led off the second inning with a double, went to third on an infield single and scored on Young’s bunt single.
The lead survived a shaky ninth inning by Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips, who walked three in the inning and gave up a single – but not a run thanks to poor baserunning by the Nationals.
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