Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| LAD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 5 | 1 |
The Story
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 5-3 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on September 4, 2026, and the outcome was largely settled long before the final out. The DiamondIQ model entered the night estimating a 66 percent probability of a Dodgers win, and that figure climbed steadily to 100 percent by game's end. Los Angeles built its advantage early and held it comfortably, outslugging Washington five runs to three despite generating only five hits against the Nationals' ten.
The third inning was the decisive frame. Teoscar Hernández delivered a double off Jackson Kent that swung win probability 13.7 percent in the Dodgers' favor, and Mookie Betts followed with a single that added another 11.1 percent, the two plays combining for the biggest back-to-back win-probability surge of the game. The Dodgers scored three runs in the inning and added one more in the fourth and one in the sixth, building a cushion that the Nationals could not overcome until a three-run ninth that was too little, too late. Washington's best threat came in the top of the sixth, when Andrés Chaparro singled off Blake Snell to shift the needle 6.0 percent toward the visitors, but Dylan Crews followed with a pop out that swung it back 5.9 percent in the other direction, effectively ending the rally.
On the individual ledger, Hernández led all batters with a WPA of plus-12.6 percent and an RE24 of plus-1.3, while Betts posted plus-11.5 percent WPA and plus-0.8 RE24. Chaparro was Washington's most impactful bat at plus-9.4 percent WPA and plus-0.9 RE24 in a losing effort. Blake Snell was the evening's dominant force on the mound, generating plus-13.5 percent WPA while holding the Nationals in check through the bulk of the game, with James Wood's strikeout in the third costing Washington 5.6 percent in win probability and epitomizing the visitors' inability to capitalize against him. Jack Dreyer and Edgardo Henriquez added plus-1.8 and plus-1.4 percent WPA respectively in relief to close it out.