Dodgers’ Bats Come Alive in Rout of Nationals
After a slow start to the 2026 season for many Los Angeles Dodgers stars, it seems the issues have been resolved. The Dodgers (5-2) beat the Washington Nationals (3-4) by a score of 13-6, helped largely by five home runs and 16 hits. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dodgers Nation (@dodgersnation) Who Homered for the Dodgers?
Freddie Freeman was right. The Dodgers’ bats were indeed “inevitable. ” Shohei Ohtani and Kyle Tucker blasted their first homers of the season.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dodgers Nation (@dodgersnation) Freeman and Mookie Betts added home runs as well, as did the hot-hitting Andy Pages . Pages, the team’s best hitter this season ahead of the Washington series, continued to produce. So far this season, he’s 12-for-25 with one walk against three strikeouts.
Now, the other Dodgers are adding offensive production of their own, and they did it all in their new blue away uniforms. Apr 3, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) fields a ground ball by Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garc? a Jr.
(not pictured) during the first inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images What About the Dodgers’ Pitching? Emmet Sheehan got the start and the win, but he was helped greatly by his team’s offense.