Both teams got strong starts from their young pitchers, with Julio Urias, 19, and Joe Ross, 23, each allowing two earned runs in a combined 11 innings. Urias was limited to around 90 pitches going into the game and didn't use them efficiently enough to reach the game's later innings, a limitation that is becoming quite familiar.
Ross left the game in the seventh inning with one out and runners on second and third, but left-hander Oliver Perez worked his way out of the jam by striking out Kiké Hernandez and forcing Corey Seager into a flyout. Perez had been struggling recently; he had allowed five runs in 2 2/3 innings in his last six outings.
The game was back and forth in the first three innings, with the Dodgers starting things off in the first with Chase Utley's 1000th career run. Back-to-back doubles from the Nats' No. 8 and 9 hitters, Danny Espinosa and Ross, gave Washington a 2-1 advantage that was erased by Seager's team-leading 16th homer of the year in the third inning.
Jack Baer is a reporter for MLB.com based in Los Angeles.
Jamal Collier covers the Nationals for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @jamalcollier.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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