Dodgers Strike Early, Avoid Sweep With 7–1 Win Over Nats

Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Trayce Thompson makes a leaping catch on a line drive from Washington Nationals' Luis Garcia during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium, in Los Angeles, on July 27, 2022. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—The Washington Nationals’ hopes of pulling off one of the most improbable series sweeps in recent baseball history pretty much evaporated in the first inning.

After a two-day stumble, the Dodgers are back on track—and they’re getting healthier, too.