Howie Kendrick hit a three-run home run in the first and Patrick Corbin tossed seven innings of shutout ball before Kendrick drove in the fourth of six runs the Washington Nationals put up in a 6-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Chavez Ravine.
LA’s ten-game home win streak and the Nationals’ four-game losing streak on the road both came to an end in the series opener in Dodger Stadium.
Corbin vs LA: Patrick Corbin threw a career-high 118 pitches in six innings last time out before tonight, in a 10-8 win over the Phillies in which he received no decision.