James Wood's offensive explosion powered Washington to a rare series victory over Los Angeles as the Nationals continue their winning streak. (GV Wire Composite/Paul Marshall)
- Wood's power display included two home runs and five RBIs as the Nationals dominated the Dodgers in an 8-2 victory.
- Rookie pitcher Brad Lord impressed in his first MLB start, striking out Shohei Ohtani twice during three scoreless innings.
- The Nationals secured their first home series win against the Dodgers since 2014, extending their winning streak to four games.
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WASHINGTON — James Wood homered twice and matched a career high with five RBIs, leading the Washington Nationals over the Dodgers 8-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive victory and their first home series win over Los Angeles since 2014.
Los Angeles lost four of five following an 8-0 start. Shohei Ohtani was 1 for 5 with a ninth-inning single.
Wood hit a two-run homer off Justin Wrobleski (0-1) in the first, drew a bases-loaded walk in a three-run second and hit another two-run shot in the fourth for an 8-0 lead.
Wood, who also went deep in Monday’s series opener, had the second two-homer game of his big league career. The first was Sept. 15 against Miami.
Wrobleski started in place of two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, who went on the injured list Sunday with shoulder inflammation. Wrobleski allowed eight runs in five innings.
Washington’s Brad Lord, a 25-year-old right-hander, allowed two hits and two walks in three-plus scoreless innings in his first major league start. He struck out Ohtani swinging for two of his four strikeouts.
Colin Poche (1-2) replaced him after a leadoff single in the fourth and struck out the next three batters.
Andy Pages and Kiké Hernandez hit solo home runs for Los Angeles.
Key Moment
Wood hit a first-pitch fastball into the first row of the seats in left-center in the first inning for a 2-0 lead.
Key Stat
Since his debut last July 1, Wood has as many multihomer games as the rest of the Nationals combined. Luis García Jr. (July 3) and Keibert Ruiz (Aug. 15) also had two-homer games in that span.
Up Next
RHP Landon Knack (1-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his first start of the season for Los Angeles on Wednesday as the series concludes. RHP Jake Irvin (0-0, 5.40), who is 1-2 with a 4.57 ERA in four career outings against the Dodgers, starts for Washington.
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