Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.
Dominican Teoscar Hernández hit a home run for the Dodgers, who tied their best mark of the season with four consecutive victories.
Mexican Joey Meneses had three hits for Washington, which lost by sweep for the first time this season. The Nationals scored four runs in the series and went 4 for 20 with runners in scoring position.
Los Angeles designated hitter Shohei Ohtani went 0 for 4, ending his nine-game hitting streak and lowering his batting average from a major league-leading .371 to .358.
Yamamoto (2-1) did not allow runners past second base, had four hits and a walk, striking out seven.
For the Dodgers, Dominican Hernández is 1-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI. Puerto Rican Kike Hernández 4-2. Cuban Andy Pages 4-1. Venezuelan Miguel Rojas 4-1.
For the Nationals, the Mexican Meneses went 4-3 with one RBI. Venezuelan Ildemaro Vargas 4-1.
