Clayton Kershaw persevered through five tough innings to win his third consecutive start, and Miguel Rojas hit a two-run homer in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-5 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Clayton Kershaw moves to 2,992 career strikeouts as the Dodgers capitalize on a two-run home run by Miguel Rojas to take a 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres flashed playoff intensity in their long-awaited first two series of the season and went face-to-face, quite literally, after 10 batters were hit during a stretch the Dodgers owned on the scoreboard.

Xander Bogaerts ties a career high with four hits; Padres finish stretch of 14 games against NL West with 5-9 record

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to impress with an explosive start to the season, boasting a 46–29 record that has them sitting atop the NL West—four games ahead of the San Francisco Giants and six ahead of the San Diego Padres—while riding a five-game win streak.