Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score on Jun 05, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 6, 2017

LOS ANGELES -- Anthony Rendon homered, and the Washington Nationals earned a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night at Dodger Stadium.

Matt Wieters had two RBIs for the Nationals (36-20), who improved to 6-1 on their current nine-game road swing.

Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez (5-1) allowed two runs on four hits with five strikeouts and two walks in six innings. Gonzalez, who threw 107 pitches, 63 strikes, is 4-1 in six career starts against the Dodgers.

Reliever Enny Romero fanned four in two scoreless innings. Matt Albers got the first two outs in the ninth before Oliver Perez retired Yasmani Grandal for his first save this season.

The Nationals held a 4-0 lead before the Dodgers (35-24) scored twice in the sixth inning. Chris Taylor laced an RBI double to left that brought home Logan Forsythe, and Franklin Gutierrez's groundout scored Corey Seager, who went 3-for-4. However, Gonzalez retired Enrique Hernandez and Austin Barnes to limit the damage.

Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu yielded four runs on seven hits in seven innings, throwing 102 pitches (74 strikes). Ryu (2-6) struck out four and walked none.

Rendon drove a 3-2 Ryu pitch into the seats in left for a solo blast and a 1-0 Nationals lead with two outs in the second inning. It was Rendon's 11th home run this season.

In the fourth, Wieters lined a two-run single with two outs to score Daniel Murphy and Rendon for a 3-0 advantage.

Bryce Harper's RBI single with two outs in the fifth plated Trea Turner to make it 4-0.

NOTES: Nationals LF Jayson Werth (left foot contusion) was placed on the 10-day disabled list. Werth left Saturday's contest against the Oakland A's after fouling off a pitch off his foot. The club called up OF Ryan Raburn from Triple-A Syracuse to fill his roster spot. The Nationals also designated RHP Rafael Martin for assignment. ... Dodgers 3B Justin Turner (right hamstring strain) and CF Joc Pederson (concussion) are expected to go out on rehab assignments later this week. ... Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, 89, attended the game, less than two weeks after he had a pacemaker replaced. ... Nationals RHP Max Scherzer (6-3, 2.56 ERA) will oppose Dodgers RHP Brandon McCarthy (5-2, 3.38) in the second game on Tuesday.