Let’s start here: 5-1.
That was the Los Angeles Dodgers’ record against the Washington Nationals this season. A sweep in L.A. was bolstered by taking two games in Washington. The Dodgers beat Tanner Roark and Joe Ross, both expected to be in the Nationals’ rotation for this series, in tight games in California. Young Julio Urias won a game in Nationals Park.
When the Dodgers look around the Nationals lineup, they will see a team filled with small injuries. At first base, Ryan Zimmerman is dealing with a calf problem. At second base, Daniel Murphy — who has limited range when healthy — is recuperating from a buttocks strain.