WASHINGTON (AP) — Erik Fedde and three relievers combined for a six-hit feat, Cesar Hernandez had an RBI single and the Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Wednesday to avoid a series sweep.
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Washington had suffered nine straight losses to Los Angeles. The Nationals hadn’t beaten the Dodgers since Game 5 of the NL Division Series in 2019.
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Tanner Rainey stranded two runners in the ninth for his fourth save in six chances. Flyers by Cody Bellinger and Will Smith marked the end of the match.
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The Dodgers lost for just the second time in 11 games. They have the best record in the National League, at 29-14.
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Fedde (3-3) pitched six innings, allowing four hits and walking one, in addition to prescribing six strikeouts.
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The defeat was for the Mexican Julio Urías (3-4), who received one run and four hits in six innings, during which he struck out three opponents. He fell for the third time in four starts.
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For the Dodgers, Puerto Rican Edwin Ríos 4-1. The Dominican Hanser Alberto 2-1.
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For the Nationals, the Venezuelans Hernández 4-1 with an RBI, Alcides Escobar 2-1. The Dominicans Juan Soto 3-0, Nelson Cruz 3-2, Maikel Franco 3-1, Víctor Robles 1-0 with a run scored. Cuban Yadiel Hernández 1-0.
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