This is a 6* on LA

You get the feeling that if Washington was going to beat the Dodgers this weekend, yesterday was the best shot. They had Max Scherzer on the mound and a 3-1 lead through six. But the bullpen really let the Nationals down on Friday, giving up a nine-run 7th. While it’s true that we were on the Nats last night, Clayton Kershaw going here for the Dodgers means it’s time to “abandon ship” and get on the other side in a hurry. Kershaw is having another solid year with a 3.25 ERA and 0.98 WHIP. The team is only 10-7 in his 17 starts, but easily won the last one (9-1 over the Cubs) with Kershaw striking out 13 and allowing one run in eight innings. That was his fourth straight quality start. The Dodgers have now won seven in a row overall and the five runs given up yesterday were the most in any game during the streak. They’ve allowed only 15 runs total in the seven games. The Nationals' task of scoring runs against Kershaw is now even harder as they lost Kyle Schwarber to an injury yesterday. Schwarber had homered 16 times in June, a franchise record. Washington’s starter Paolo Espino has looked good so far, but it’s a small sample size (just three starts) and he hasn’t faced a lineup like the Dodgers (#1 in NL in scoring) yet. Play on LA DODGERS

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