Wood Hits 2 Homers, Drives in 5 as Nats Secure First Home Series Win Over Dodgers Since 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — James Wood hit two home runs and tied his career best with five RBIs, guiding the Washington Nationals past the Dodgers 8-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win and their first home series triumph against Los Angeles since 2014.

After beginning with an 8-0 record, Los Angeles won only one out of their next five games. In this stretch, Shohei Ohtani had one hit in five at-bats, which came as a single in the ninth inning.

A two-run home run was hit by Wood. Justin Worbleski (0-1) pitched in the first inning, then walked with the bases loaded in a three-run second frame and had another hit. two-run shot In the fourth, they extended their lead to 8-0.

Wood, who also hit a home run in Monday’s opening game of the series, recorded his second multi-home-run game in Major League Baseball. His previous one was on September 15th against Miami.

Wrobleski took over for Blake Snell, the two-time Cy Young Award recipient, who was placed on the injured list on Sunday due to shoulder inflammation. In his start, Wrobleski conceded eight runs across five innings.

In Washington, Brad Lord, a 25-year-old right-handed pitcher, had an impressive debut as he gave up only two hits and two walks over three plus innings without allowing any runs in his first Major League start. He recorded two of his total four strikeouts when he fanned Ohtani looking.

Colin Poche (1-2) took over following a leadoff single in the fourth inning and proceeded to strike out the next three hitters.

Andy Pages and Kiké Hernandez scored solo home runs for Los Angeles.

Key moment

Wood smacked a first-pitch home run into the left-center field bleachers in the opening inning, giving his team a 2-0 advantage right away.

Key stat

Since making his debut on July 1, Wood has matched the total number of multi-home run games for the entire Nationals team. Luis García Jr. (on July 3) and Keibert Ruiz (on Aug. 15) each also recorded two-homer games during this period.

Up next

On Wednesday, as the series comes to an end, RHP Landon Knack (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his inaugural start of the season for Los Angeles. For Washington, RHP Jake Irvin (0-0, 5.40 ERA), who holds a record of 1-2 with a 4.57 ERA in four previous games against the Dodgers, will take the mound.