Dodgers Highlights: Kiké Hernández, James Outman, Miguel Rojas & Shohei Ohtani Deliver Against Nationals

The Los Angeles Dodgers got a much-needed 4-1 win in the series opener against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. It was the first time the Dodgers won the first game of a series since April 8 against the Minnesota Twins.

Through the first five innings of play it seemed as if the Dodgers were not going to have a productive night at the plate once again. The Dodgers’ top four in the lineup were held in check by Nationals pitching, which has normally led to a quiet performance for the team’s offense as a whole during recent weeks.

The Nationals held a 1-0 lead entering the top of the sixth inning, but the Dodgers overcame two of their biggest flaws in the early part of the season to take the lead and secure comeback victory.

Kiké Hernández tied the game with a two-out RBI single in the sixth, but the Dodgers were unable to take the lead and left two men on to end the threat.

It would take until the eighth inning for James Outman, who was pinch hitting for Hernández, to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead with his RBI double. Miguel Rojas would keep the scoring going as he drove in Outman to give the Dodgers a two-run cushion.