Dodgers play the Nationals leading series 1-0
Washington Nationals (23-31, fifth in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (33-22, first in the NL West)
Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jake Irvin (1-2, 5.32 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Dodgers: Tony Gonsolin (2-1, 1.82 ERA, .91 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)
: Dodgers -255, Nationals +215; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Washington Nationals.
Los Angeles is 33-22 overall and 18-7 at home. The Dodgers have the third-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .455.
Washington has gone 12-14 in road games and 23-31 overall. The Nationals have the fourth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .328.
The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Will Smith has seven doubles, seven home runs and 28 RBI for the Dodgers. J.D. Martinez is 16-for-43 with three doubles and six home runs over the past 10 games.
Luis Garcia has seven doubles, a triple, three home runs and 20 RBI for the Nationals. Lane Thomas is 13-for-42 with four doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 5-5, .268 batting average, 5.60 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Nationals: 5-5, .287 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored by two runs
INJURIES: Dodgers: Max Muncy: day-to-day (hamstring), Tyler Cyr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dustin May: 60-Day IL (forearm), Julio Urias: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Jimmy Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Reyes: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Daniel Hudson: 60-Day IL (knee), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (oblique), Michael Grove: 15-Day IL (groin), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (knee), Walker Buehler: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Treinen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Nationals: Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (back), Israel Pineda: 10-Day IL (finger), Stephen Strasburg: 60-Day IL (ribs/shoulder), Tanner Rainey: 60-Day IL (elbow), Victor Arano: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cade Cavalli: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
