The Dodgers and Nationals are a pair of pre-season division favorites who both entered today’s matchup a game below .500. With Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer on the mound, the battle to reach .500 was on, and unfortunately it was the Nats who beat the Dodgers to it with a 5-2 victory.
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Kershaw took all of three pitches to get into trouble today, as he started the game by allowing a double to Trea Turner, a productive fly out to Howie Kendrick, and a grounded single to Bryce Harper, all on the first pitch.