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Teoscar Hernández Homers and Drives in 3 as Dodgers Defeat Nationals 6-5 to Avoid Sweep

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Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani hits a single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, April 9, 2025, in Washington.

The Associated Press

13:42 JST, April 10, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Teoscar Hernández homered and drove in three, including the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Los Angeles designated hitter Shohei Ohtani went 2 for 4 with singles in the first and seventh and a walk in the second. He scored two runs and raised his batting average to .315.

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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (17) is greeted in the dugout by manager Dave Roberts before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, April 9, 2025, in Washington.

The Dodgers, who went 2-4 on their trip to Philadelphia and Washington, snapped the Nationals’ four-game winning streak.

Los Angeles rallied against Eduardo Salazar (0-1) in the seventh. Andy Pages homered with one out to tie it at 5, and Ohtani followed with a single. Tommy Edman walked two batters later, and Hernández floated a single to right field that scored Ohtani.

Kirby Yates (1-0) pitched the sixth for the Dodgers. Blake Treinen worked the ninth for his second save, stranding two runners in scoring position when James Wood grounded out.

The Nationals scored three runs in the first on two hits, including CJ Abrams’ leadoff home run, and two more against Landon Knack in the third. Knack allowed five runs over 2 1/3 innings in his first start of the season.

Washington starter Jake Irvin yielded a single, a walk, a triple and Hernández’s fifth homer of the year to open the game, then didn’t permit another runner to reach third. He allowed four runs in six innings while striking out seven.