Los Angeles Dodgers vs Washington Nationals Box Score on May 19, 2018

The first game of the day was necessitated after it was postponed Friday night because of the threat of rain.

Los Angeles won for the second straight outing after it ended a six-game losing streak with Thursday's 7-0 win at Miami. Conversely, the loss was Washington's third in its last 16 games.

Stripling (1-1) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter in his 96-pitch stint. He was followed to the mound by JT Chargois, Josh Fields and Kenley Jansen, who each threw a scoreless inning. Jansen earned his seventh save of the season.

Tanner Roark (2-4) took the loss for Washington after allowing three runs on six hits over seven innings while striking out eight and walking just one.

The Dodgers scored in the first inning when Yasmani Grandal's sacrifice fly drove home Joc Pederson. Washington answered in the bottom of the third inning as Bryce Harper singled home Wilmer Difo.

The game remained tied until the fifth, when Cody Bellinger sent Los Angeles to the lead with an RBI groundout that plated Logan Forsythe. Muncy's double an inning later pushed the Dodgers' advantage to 3-1.

Muncy added a key insurance run in the eighth when his sacrifice fly allowed Justin Turner to score from third base.

Pederson and Forsythe each had two hits for the Dodgers, while Difo had two of Washington's six hits, all of which were singles.

Washington outfielder Howie Kendrick exited the game in the second inning with an apparent right leg injury. Kendrick got twisted around making a catch at the warning track in left-center for the second out of the inning and needed to be carted off the field after being looked at by the training staff.

--Field Level Media