It was another offensive explosion for the Dodgers (6-2) in Saturday’s 10-5 win over the Nationals (3-5). Freddie Freeman drove in four runs on two doubles in the first two innings of the game on Saturday afternoon in Washington D.C. Andy Pages continued to absolutely crush the ball with three hits including a three-run home run in the fifth inning.
The series win and offensive fireworks were a bit dulled by the early exit of Mookie Betts in the middle of the first inning with back pain.
In their eighth
game of the season, the Dodgers scored in the first inning for the first time in 2026, punctuated by Freeman’s two-RBI double off the right-field wall.
The Dodgers offense provided significant early support today, putting Glasnow in a strong position to secure the victory. Glasnow started the bottom of the first with two runs of support, already double the amount of runs the Dodgers offense gave him in his last start, a no-decision. Glasnow pitched well, holding the Nats lineup to two runs on four hits in six innings with nine strikeouts for his first win of the season.
Miguel Rojas replaced Betts at shortstop in the bottom of the first. Betts walked and scored on the Freeman double in the top half of the inning.
Shohei Ohtani barely missed hitting his second home run of the season in the first, but he roped a one-out single against Irvin in the top of the second to five the Dodgers runners at first and third.
Betts left the game with right low back pain which opened the door for Rojas to make another impact. Alex Freeland scored on a Miggy sac fly to make it 3-0 Dodgers.
Freeman made it 5-0 Dodgers with his second two-RBI double in as many innings against Irvin.
After reversing a strikeout on a challenge, Alex Call drove in Pages to make it 6-0 Dodgers. A pre-game scare didn’t affect his first start of the season for the Dodgers.
Speaking of ABS challenges, Will Smith went 2 for 2 on challenges in today’s game. Smith is 8 for 10 this season.
The Nationals got on the board against Glasnow in the bottom of the third on a Luis García Jr. RBI triple. The Nats scored a second run in the fourth on a Curtis Mead double.
Pages, the best hitter in baseball right now, crushed a three-run homer off Washington reliever Brad Lord. Pages collected three hits, a single in the third, a three-run bomb in the fifth, and a blooper single in the ninth. Pages also stole his first base of 2026. Beyond the power display, Pages is currently on a five-game multi-hit streak.
Pages currently leads baseball in batting average (.500) and hits (15).
Kyle Tucker went 2-for-2 with two walks, his Dodgers story starting off hot. He drove in the 10th run in the seventh with a RBI hit.
The Dodgers bullpen was not spectacular and gave up runs late in the game. CJ Abrams got a hold of a hanging Ben Casparius curveball in the bottom of the eighth to make it 10-4. Edgardo Henriquez allowed a run in the bottom of the ninth.
Saturday particulars
Home runs: Andy Pages (3), CJ Abrams (3)
WP — Tyler Glasnow (1-0): 6 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts (101 pitches)
LP — Jake Irvin (1-1): 4 IP, 8 hits, 6 runs, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts (85 pitches)
Up next
The Dodgers and Nationals wrap up the series on Easter Sunday (10:35 a.m. PT, SportsNet LA). Roki Sasaki (0-1, 2.25 ERA, 1.50 WHIP) makes his second start for the Dodgers. Left-hander Foster Griffin (1-0, 3.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP) takes the ball for Washington.
