Betts 3-Run HR Lifts Dodgers Past Nats 7-5

Mookie Betts hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 7-5, extending their winning streak to four and finishing a 6-0 season series, per the Associated Press. Betts' blast was his 18th of the year. Los Angeles moved to 86-57, a game and a half behind Milwaukee for MLB's best record.

Will Dion (1-2) inherited the mess with two outs. Alex Call singled, Tommy Edman walked, and Betts drove a three-run shot to left-center that flipped a 5-4 deficit into a 7-5 lead. Max Muncy had three hits and two runs after dealing with illness the day before. Edman added two hits, two runs, and an RBI. Betts finished with four RBI on the night, per Field Level Media tallies tied to the box.

Miller's debut, Henriquez's save

Bobby Miller (1-0) earned the win in his season debut with one run over three innings. Edgardo Henriquez locked the ninth for his second save. The Dodgers did all of it without Shohei Ohtani, who has missed the past four games with left knee and right biceps discomfort. That is the quiet subplot under a four-game streak that suddenly looks like October audition tape.

Washington still made noise. CJ Abrams reached 30 home runs for the first time in his career. Harry Ford added a two-run double and two runs scored. The Nationals still dropped a fourth straight and watched another late lead evaporate. The AP note even flagged Dion's second inning of work as the tipping point once Call and Edman reached.

Best-record chase stays loud

Los Angeles is chasing Milwaukee while sweeping a club it has owned all year. The prior night already had Dodgers offense headlines, including Tommy Edman's earlier blast in the same series. Monday's AP wrap of Sunday night was the Betts version: three-run eighth, Miller's first win of the year, Henriquez closing, and a streak that keeps the Dodgers glued to the Brewers atop the sport. Next up at home was Cincinnati, with the Dodgers still sorting a starter while Chase Burns (15-3, 2.79) was lined up for the Reds.