Wood Slams Two 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 successive 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 just one hit in five at-bats, which came as a single in the ninth inning.

Timber struck a two-run home run. 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 homered during Monday’s opening game of the series, recorded his second multi-home run game in Major League Baseball. His previous achievement was on September 15th against Miami.

Wrobleski took over for two-time Cy Young Award recipient Blake Snell, 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 with only two hits and two walks conceded 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 Ohtangi looking.

Colin Poche (1-2) took over following a leadoff hit in the fourth inning and fanned the subsequent three hitters.

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

Key moment

Wood drove a first-pitch home run into the seats in left-center 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 number of multi-home run games achieved by the rest of the Nationals team combined. 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 take the mound for Los Angeles in his inaugural start of the season. For Washington, RHP Jake Irvin (0-0, 5.40 ERA), who holds a record of 1-2 with a 4.57 ERA across four previous games versus the Dodgers, is set to pitch.