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09/05 23:48 CDT Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernndez lead Dodgers past Nationals
6-5 in Shohei Ohtani's absence
Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernndez lead Dodgers past Nationals 6-5 in Shohei
Ohtani's absence
By DOUG PADILLA
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernndez provided key hits in
Shohei Ohtani's absence as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory
over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.
Edman put the Dodgers ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning out of
Ohtani's regular leadoff spot, and Hernndez had an RBI single in the first
while replacing the two-way superstar at designated hitter.
Ohtani remains uncertain to play in Sunday's series finale, with a move to the
injured list possible.
Dylan Crews and Daylen Lile each had an RBI double for the Nationals, and Cade
Cavalli pitched six strong innings following a rocky start. Cavalli allowed two
runs and four hits with eight strikeouts, retiring 15 of the last 16 batters he
faced.
Keibert Ruiz had a run-scoring single against his former team but Washington
lost its third consecutive game.
Los Angeles jumped on Cavalli early. Freddie Freeman was hit by a pitch with
one out in the first and Mookie Betts singled. Hernndez singled with two outs
for a 1-0 lead, and Hunter Feduccia followed with an RBI single for a two-run
advantage.
The Nationals cut the deficit in half in the second when CJ Abrams scored on a
sacrifice fly from Jos Tena.
Washington went up 3-2 in the fourth on an RBI single by Ruiz and a run-scoring
double from Crews. Ruiz was playing for the first time since Wednesday when he
was hit in his catcher's mask by a foul ball.
Lile's run-scoring double in the seventh against Alex Vesia (2-1) gave
Washington a 4-2 lead.
The Dodgers rallied against right-hander Clayton Beeter (5-5) by putting two
aboard with two outs in the bottom half. Edman drove a 2-1 slider into the
right-field seats for his sixth homer of the season.
Los Angeles added a run in the eighth when Alex Call was hit by a pitch with
the bases loaded.
Tanner Scott gave up an RBI single to Lile in the ninth before finishing off
his 21st save.
Up next
Nationals LHP Andrew Alvarez (2-6, 3.47 ERA) faces Dodgers LHP Justin Wrobleski
(11-5, 3.65) on Sunday night.
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