LOS ANGELES — Tyler Glasnow gave the Dodgers a fighting chance for six innings, Washington kept finding just enough offense to stay in front, and it took a night from Tommy Edman, glove and bat both, to finally turn the game. The Nationals led for most of the evening before a three run homer flipped it in the seventh, and Los Angeles held on late for a 6-5 win at Dodger Stadium.
Glasnow Grinds, Nationals Keep Answering
Glasnow was far from perfect, but he battled. Washington got to him for a run in the second on a sacrifice fly, then broke through again in the fourth when Keibert Ruiz and Dylan Crews strung together back to back RBI hits to put the Nationals in front 3-2.
Glasnow kept working around traffic, piling up strikeouts, eight of them by the time he handed the ball off, and giving his offense every chance to answer. A leadoff double from Crews to open the seventh eventually came around to score after Glasnow departed, pushing the Nationals lead to 4-2 and putting the Dodgers in a hole that felt bigger than two runs given how quiet the lineup had been for most of the night.
Edman Saves a Run Before He Creates Six
Long before he did anything with a bat, Edman was already the best player on the field. He tracked a ball into the gap in left center, closed on it at a dead sprint, and hauled it in as he crashed into the wall, the kind of catch that swings momentum even when it doesn’t show up on the scoreboard. It kept the deficit manageable and set the stage for what was coming.
One Swing Changes Everything
Down 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh, the Dodgers needed something to happen fast. Alex Freeland walked, Alex Call flew out, and Kiké Hernández singled to put two runners on for Edman. He didn’t miss.
Edman drove one out to right center, a three run homer that didn’t just tie the game, it put the Dodgers in front 5-4 and sent Dodger Stadium into a frenzy. It was the exact kind of moment that turns a grinding, back and forth game into a signature win, the sort of swing that gets replayed on the way out of the parking lot.
Call Gets Plunked, Dodgers Push the Lead
Los Angeles wasn’t done. In the eighth, Mookie Betts and Kyle Tucker reached to start the inning, and after a Teoscar Hernández groundout moved them into scoring position, Alex Freeland drew a walk to load the bases.
Alex Call then got hit by a pitch to force in the go ahead run, making it 6-4 and giving the Dodgers a two run cushion heading into the ninth. It wasn’t flashy, but it was exactly the kind of inning a team needs after riding an emotional swing like Edman’s.
Nationals Push Back, But Run Out of Outs
Washington didn’t fold quietly. James Wood led off the ninth with a single and would later score when Daylen Lile followed with a base hit to make it 6-5. Andrés Chaparro doubled to put the tying run in scoring position with two outs, but a pinch runner couldn’t find his way home as CJ Abrams struck out swinging to end it.
The Dodgers survived a ninth inning that got tighter than it needed to be, closing out a game defined by Edman’s glove, Edman’s bat, and a bullpen that got just enough outs when it mattered.
Up Next
The series wraps up Sunday with a later than usual first pitch, 7:10 p.m. PST at Dodger Stadium. Washington hands the ball to Andrew Alvarez for the finale, and the Dodgers will counter with Justin Wrobleski. After a game like this, Los Angeles will look to carry the momentum from Edman’s night into a series.
