freddie freeman singled in the eighth inning and the Dodgers finished a seven-run rally with an 8-6 win over the Nationals on April 5, 2026. The comeback erased a five-run deficit and completed a three-game sweep after a two hour and 15 minute rain delay pushed back Roki Sasaki's second start of the season.
Ohtani and Sasaki
Shohei Ohtani opened the response with a 438-foot home run to center field in the top of the third, then added a double in the fifth. Sasaki followed with five strikeouts in five innings, but he allowed six earned runs on five hits and three walks in the outing.
The Nationals built their lead on Luis García Jr.'s two-out, two-strike home run in the fourth and James Wood's three-run shot that made it 6-1. A Keibert Ruiz ground ball then ricocheted off the first base bag and over Freeman's head, letting C.J. Abrams score.
Rushing and Espinal
Dalton Rushing cut into the deficit with a two-run home run in the sixth, after Alex Vesia and Jack Dreyer each worked a scoreless inning in relief. The Dodgers kept the pressure on against Cionel Pérez in the eighth, when Freeman singled and Andy Pages doubled before Santiago Espinal sent a two-run single to center field.
Los Angeles has now opened its road trip the same way it began its first home series, with a comeback win that closed out a sweep. For the Nationals, the game ended after seven unanswered Dodgers runs and a missed chance to hold a five-run lead.
