Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals: Final Score & Recap

The Los Angeles Dodgers dismantled the Washington Nationals 13-6 at Nationals Park on April 3, 2026, turning what the DiamondIQ model opened as a 54 percent home win probability into a complete rout, with the model's estimate reaching 0 percent for the Nationals by the final out. Los Angeles did the decisive damage early, scoring three in the first inning and then erupting for five more in the third, a frame that effectively ended any competitive tension. The third inning centered on back-to-back home runs off Nationals starter Miles Mikolas, first from Shohei Ohtani, which shifted win probability by plus 22.0 percent in the Dodgers' favor, and then from Mookie Betts at plus 18.1 percent, the two swings alone accounting for a 40-point probability swing within the same half-inning. Washington's CJ Abrams answered with a single off Emmet Sheehan in the bottom of the third that added 9.5 percent for the home side, but the Nationals never came close to closing the gap.

Andy Pages continued the damage in the fourth with a home run off Mikolas worth plus 17.7 percent in win probability, and Freddie Freeman added another long ball against Mikolas in the fifth at plus 9.7 percent, capping a miserable outing for the Washington starter, who surrendered all four of those home runs. Pages finished as the game's top performer by both WPA and run expectancy, posting plus 23.8 percent and a RE24 of plus 2.5, edging Ohtani at plus 21.8 percent and Betts at plus 19.7 percent. The Dodgers' pitching staff, spread across Ken Waldichuk, Ben Casparius, and Andre Granillo, held the line well enough to preserve a comfortable margin, each finishing at 0.0 percent WPA, reflecting a staff that avoided significant damage while the offense built an insurmountable lead. Los Angeles finished with 16 hits and committed no errors, a clean and dominant road performance from start to finish.