Puig’s 5 RBIs help Greinke and Dodgers beat Nationals 5

It starts tonight in Los Angeles where the Nats will face the Los Angeles Dodgers (62-49).

The Dodgers welcome backed reliever Yimi Garcia on Tuesday. In his 41 starts as a Dodger following Dodger losses, the team’s record is 31-10.

Nationals rookie Joe Ross (3-4) gave up five runs on six hits with a four walks and a strikeout in 4 2/3 innings.

“Not easy, that’s for sure”, he said.

Knowing he is on a rough innings limit in his first season since having Tommy John surgery, the Dark Knight has adjusted his mindset some.

Greinke returned to form after allowing six earned runs in his last start on Thursday in Philadelphia.

Mattingly said he has seen positive indications from Pederson.

Third baseman Yunel Escobar added a RBI groundout to cap the scoring in the inning.

Desmond went deep in the second and eighth innings, giving him 14 home runs. Ethier found out Taylor has a cannon that rivals Puig’s. “We got away with one and got a little momentum going”. That moment being blowing a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the 7th where Jim Johnson allowed a mind-boggling 8 runs in 0.2 innings pitched.

Clint Robinson is starting in right field and batting cleanup versus Dodgers righty Zack Greinke. Entering the game, Ross had issued just four walks in 45 innings to start his career. He’s nearly single-handedly held the team above water, and now that the other guys are getting healthy, it’s time that they pitch in and help Harper take this team to the playoffs. “He nearly got it, just out of his reach”. Puig has worked at making adjustments to his stance, but Mattingly insists that the 24-year-old has been swinging better of late. Los Angeles RHP Carlos Frias had his option voided, and he was placed back on the 15-day DL, retroactive to August. 2, due to lower back tightness.

Zimmermann is 1-2 with a 4.67 ERA over his past six outings, but is coming off a solid effort against Colorado on Friday.

“I felt like everything I was throwing down was working”, Gonzalez said. Matt Williams told reporters that they hope Harper can return to the lineup tomorrow. He faced 100 righties before surrendering an extra-base hit. “The first-pitch fastball that he swung through and then he threw it again and jammed him, but he fisted it in there”. “It was just me trying to find (Lobaton’s) glove”. “With him, you’ve got to attack the zone but execute a good pitch and not give in”. The Dodgers’ Jimmy Rollins, Alberto Callaspo and Yasmani Grandal scored on the play. 302 with five doubles, a triple and two RBIs since July 29.

Earlier than the All-Star break final month, Nationals’ ace Max Scherzer appeared to be in line for the second Cy Younger of his profession and can be the sixth pitcher ever to win the award in each leagues.

Overall, the two new Dodgers starters own a combined 5.91 ERA over their first 21.1 innings of work.