MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
05/03/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 1066 - SATURDAY, MAY 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (12-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 9 2
Los Angeles Dodgers (20-14) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 7 0
Washington Defeated By Dodgers, 4-3
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals, 4-3, at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles second baseman Michael Busch had an outstanding performance. He hit 2 home runs. Walker Buehler, who went 7 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 1 run on 5 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 8. His record now stands at 3-2. The win gives Los Angeles a season record of 20-14.

The Dodgers got a big boost from first baseman Freddie Freeman who had a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the first inning off Nationals hurler Jacob Lopez. It was his 16th walk of the season and put Los Angeles on top, 1-0.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Freeman said.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ruiz C 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .253 2 10
M. Vientos 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .280 4 15
J. Wood RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .283 8 23
L. Urías 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .278 6 15
L. García Jr. LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .282 5 11
   a-C. Casali PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .147 0 4
   b-L. García LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 0 2
C. Abrams SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 3 10
J. Meneses DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
   c-C. Dickerson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
B. Brigman 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 3
B. Phillips CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .135 1 4
Totals 34 3 9 3 4 10 15      
a - C. Casali pinch hit for L. García Jr. in the 8th
b - L. García substituted for C. Casali in the 8th
c - C. Dickerson inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Phillips (4, 3rd Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 1 out) , L. García Jr. (8, 4th Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Meneses (5, 7th Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. García Jr. (5, 7th Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Ruiz 2 , L. Urías , L. García Jr. 6 , C. Abrams , J. Meneses 2 , B. Phillips 3
2-out RBI: K. Ruiz , L. Urías
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Vientos 2 , C. Casali , C. Abrams , B. Brigman
GIDP: J. Wood , L. Urías
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lopez (1) , M. Vientos (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Brigman-Abrams-Vientos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .355 6 17
G. Lux SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .317 1 19
M. Vargas 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .258 3 17
M. Betts RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .302 2 13
F. Freeman 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .290 3 12
W. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 1 8
M. Busch 2B 4 2 3 2 0 1 3 .288 6 11
D. Rushing LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 1 5
A. Barnes DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .391 2 4
Totals 31 4 7 4 2 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Vargas (12, 3rd Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Busch (4, 4th Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Busch 2 (6, 6th Inning off H. Birdsong, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Cronin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Vargas 2 , M. Betts , F. Freeman , M. Busch 10 , D. Rushing
2-out RBI: M. Busch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Vargas , M. Busch
GIDP: W. Smith
Hit by Pitch: J. Lee , M. Betts , D. Rushing
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lux-Busch-Freeman, Vargas-Busch-Freeman)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lopez L (0-1) 3.1 4 2 1 1 3 0 78 2.70   
H. Birdsong 2.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 44 4.76   
A. Warren 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.45   
M. Cronin 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 17 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lopez 46
Batters Faced: J. Lopez 18, H. Birdsong 10, A. Warren 5, M. Cronin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lopez 2-4, H. Birdsong 2-5, A. Warren 0-3, M. Cronin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lopez 78-49, H. Birdsong 44-26, A. Warren 19-12, M. Cronin 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Birdsong 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Lopez 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Buehler W (3-2) 7.0 5 1 1 2 8 1 97 4.00   
G. Stone H (7) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 23 1.76   
A. Vesia H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.06   
E. Phillips SV (13) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 13 6.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 69
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 26, G. Stone 5, A. Vesia 1, E. Phillips 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 5-6, G. Stone 0-1, A. Vesia 0-0, E. Phillips 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 97-60, G. Stone 23-10, A. Vesia 10-8, E. Phillips 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vesia 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Busch
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 43731
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