WASHINGTON — — Erick Fedde and three relievers mixed on a six-hitter, César Hernández had an RBI single and the Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 Wednesday to keep away from a collection sweep.
Washington snapped a nine-game skid towards Los Angeles. The Nationals had not defeated the Dodgers since Sport 5 of the NL Division Collection in 2019.
Tanner Rainey stranded two within the ninth inning for his fourth save in six tries, getting fly balls from Cody Bellinger and Will Smith to finish it. It was Rainey’s first save since April 19.
“The ball was hit a little bit bit tougher than I hoped for,” Rainey mentioned of the ultimate out. “However after I noticed (Juan) Soto operating again and noticed him flip round and camp below it a little bit bit, there was quite a lot of reduction there.”
Los Angeles misplaced for less than the second time in 11 video games, however the Dodgers nonetheless personal the perfect document within the Nationwide League at 29-14. Los Angeles, which had outscored Washington 19-5 within the first two video games of the collection, was shut out within the common season for the primary time since Aug. 29.
NL house run chief Mookie Betts was out of the lineup for a deliberate day without work, however he struck out as a pinch hitter to guide off the eighth. That snapped Betts’ 12-game streak with a run scored, which was tied with Rafael Furcal (2010) for the Dodgers’ longest such stretch since they moved to Los Angeles and trailed solely Zack Wheat’s 13-game run in 1925 in franchise historical past.
“We talked about an off day and I wished to remain true to that,” Los Angeles supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned. “I do consider within the shorter- and the longer-term, he’s going to remain wholesome and it’s going to permit him to be extra productive the remainder of the way in which.”
Fedde (3-3) pitched six innings, permitting 4 hits and a stroll whereas hanging out six. Carl Edwards Jr. pitched the seventh, Kyle Finnegan escaped a two-on, one-out jam within the eighth and Rainey did the identical within the ninth.
“It’s nice when you possibly can hand the ball over and watch three extra zeroes go up on the board and maintain the lead,” Fedde mentioned. “We haven’t had quite a lot of alternatives to try this this yr.”
The Nationals manufactured a run within the sixth off Julio Urías when Victor Robles walked, Alcides Escobar adopted with a bunt single and Hernández singled to left to usher in Robles.
Urías (3-4) allowed a run and 4 hits in six innings, hanging out three. He misplaced for the third time in 4 begins.
Los Angeles shortstop Trea Turner prolonged his hitting streak to 17 video games with an eighth-inning single.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: Bellinger (sickness) was out of the lineup for the second day in a row however pinch hit within the seventh and remained within the sport in middle. … LHP Andrew Heaney (shoulder) will throw one other bullpen Thursday in Arizona.
Nationals: RHP Joe Ross felt tightness in his elbow throughout a rehabilitation begin Tuesday at Double-A Harrisburg and can have an MRI. Ross, who’s recovering from surgical procedure to take away a bone spur in his proper elbow, threw three shutout innings. “It’s regarding, as a result of it’s his elbow once more,” supervisor Dave Martinez mentioned. “However I don’t need to leap to any conclusions.” … INF Ehire Adrianza (quad pressure) was 1 for 4 with a run Wednesday in his second rehab sport at Harrisburg.
ROBERTS SPEAKS OUT
Roberts spent a lot of his pregame media session discussing Wednesday’s faculty taking pictures in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 youngsters and two lecturers lifeless.
“I’m simply extra sickened by it and I’m nonetheless making an attempt to place my ideas collectively in some sense of making an attempt to rationalize it, as a result of I can’t,” he mentioned.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: RHP Mitch White (1-0, 6.17 ERA), who earned a win in reduction Might 17 towards the Diamondbacks, makes his second begin of the season as Los Angeles begins a four-game collection at Arizona.
Nationals: LHP Patrick Corbin (0-7, 6.60), who gave up 5 runs in eight innings at Colorado on Might 4, faces the Rockies once more Thursday within the opener of a four-game collection as Washington’s homestand continues.
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“I hope they come by today.”
That’s what Temple Hills resident Eunice Hill said as she looked out on her icy street on Thursday.
Days after major snowfall, the Prince George’s County street she’s called home for 40 years since hasn’t been plowed.
“They’ve always come and cleared the streets in the past. This is the worst I’ve seen,” she said.
A few doors down, News4 spoke with Jerome. He’s lived on the block for almost three decades. He said he’s tried to remain patient but that’s wearing thin.
“I would have appreciated to see trucks by now,” he said.
The county’s Department of Public Works and Transportation said the agency has a snow protocol they activate before and after a storm. First up: the primary roads, to ensure emergency personnel can access passable roads. Next up are the residential and neighborhood roads.
“They started working on the residentials yesterday and they’ve continued on multiple shifts, been continuing on that. As we continue, the low temperatures have not been helpful,” Director Michael Johnson said.
Crews are using chemicals to help treat roads and still have plenty of salt. They started the storm with 43,500 tons of salt and have used a little over 6,600 tons so far, Johnson said.
“They’ll be bringing the enhanced chemicals, and we’ll be applying them this evening,” he said about Thursday night.
As crews prepare for another snow event, residents hope their streets will be treated soon.
Six days of memorial tributes to former President Jimmy Carter will conclude on Thursday starting with a state funeral in Washington attended by all of Carter’s living successors and ending with a private ceremony back in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
The state funeral will begin at 10 a.m.
Read more about that funeral here and view today’s full schedule here.
“The dogs were just walking by, and the concierge is like, ‘Hey, they’re yelping and they’re screaming as they come through the door.’”
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Edward Daniels described the incidents constituents brought to his attention back in 2021.
He said Pepco was asked to investigate after people reported their dogs received electric shocks as they walked into or near an apartment building in the 300 block of Tingey Street Southeast.
Daniels said a Pepco investigation discovered no wiring or other problems.
What to his best guess may have been strong static shocks appeared to go away after the building put down rubber mats in the entryway.
When he saw News4’s story about two dogs fatally electrocuted in front of 1140 19th St. Northwest in separate incidents Monday, Daniels remembered what the weather was like when dogs were getting shocked in Navy Yard.
“It was always winter time, always winter time right around the snowfall and around the same conditions that we have on the ground now.”
Pepco had a large and active presence in the 1100 block of 19th Street Northwest Tuesday as crews tried to figure out what caused the apparent electrocution deaths of two dogs hours apart.
One was King, a boxer.
He was a beloved pet and support dog for 20-year-old Neko Williams, who told News4 what he felt when he kneeled down to try and help the dog he called his “baby brother.”
“I felt electricity on the ground and throughout his body,” he said.
In an updated statement, Pepco said, “Crews conducted an inspection of the 1100 block of 19th St. NW and have confirmed that there is no stray voltage in the area and the area is safe.
Pepco is conducting a thorough investigation of this incident to understand what took place and what may have caused this issue.
This investigation will include industry peers and third-party experts.
We expect the full investigation to take approximately 60 days (about 2 months.)”
Daniels said he’d like to see some sort of task force to look into incidents like this and get to the bottom of what’s happening.
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