Joe Ross tossed five scoreless on 67 pitches in his 2021 debut. Walker Buehler went six on a total of 90 pitches, holding the visiting Washington Nationals off the board, and the Dodger starter got support from Justin Turner, who homered off Luis Avilán with two out in the sixth to give the home team a lead in the series opener in Los Angeles which held up, 1-0 final.
Ross Returns: Joe Ross pitched in Spring Training 1.0 last season, but he opted out of the 60-game COVID campaign over health concerns, so before taking the mound today, the last time he took the mound in an official ballgame was Game 5 of 2019 World Series.