James Outman homered, and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers moved closer to a division title with a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals. Jason Heyward drove in two for Los Angeles, which leads Arizona by 13 games in the NL West.
“I thought that was the only misexecuted pitch I threw today,” Williams said. “We were trying to do what we did the second at-bat for the strikeout. It’s a lazy first pitch to a guy that we know that is swinging early and it’s just a lazy first pitch that he took advantage of.”
Williams then loaded the bases with one out, and his 1-2 fastball hit David Peralta to force in a run. Peralta suffered a bruised left elbow and left the game. Roberts said X-rays were negative. Washington catcher Drew Millas hit a two-run single off Los Angeles starter Ryan Yarbrough in the fourth.Williams surrendered six runs in 4 1/3 innings. The right-hander has not completed five innings in five of his last seven starts.Dodgers: 2B/OF Mookie Betts returned to the lineup and went 0 for 4. Betts missed two games after fouling a ball off his left foot Thursday. “He doesn’t really have any residual soreness and feels good, so I’m excited to get him back in the lineup,” Roberts said.
Nationals: SS CJ Abrams was out of the lineup a day after bumping his knee while sliding. Manager Dave Martinez said he was available off the bench. … RHP Josiah Gray is scheduled to pitch Thursday in Pittsburgh, his first outing in 11 days. “I just want to give him a break,” Martinez said. “I don’t want to shut him down. We want to keep him on schedule to throw about 160 innings.” Gray has thrown 141 2/3 innings in 27 starts.Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw , who is 6-0 with a 1.
Nationals: LHP Patrick Corbin starts the opener of a four-game series at Pittsburgh. Corbin is 5-3 with a 3.07 ERA lifetime against the Pirates.