LOS ANGELES — If Friday night’s game was a heavyweight bout, the Nationals got their jabs in all night against Clayton Kershaw while the Dodgers were unable to put together many combinations in a 5-2 loss to Max Scherzer in the opener of a weekend series at Dodger Stadium.
Three pitches into the game Washington swung three times against Kershaw and were rewarded with a run thanks to a double by Trea Turner and a single by Bryce Harper. The next batter, Ryan Zimmerman, was more patient waiting until the fifth pitch to hit a booming double of his own for a quick 2-0 lead.