Dodgers' Comeback Sweep Nationals

On April 6th, the Dodgers pulled off another epic comeback, beating the nationals 8-6 on

Sunday to complete a sweep.

Their rookie starter, Roki Sasaki, had a tough day, giving up 6 earned runs over 5 innings

after a strong start turned shaky with walks, errors, and big hits from a Nats lineup.

Early on, Sasaki struck out 5 and showed flashes of his potential, but mistakes like a 3-run

homer to James Wood flipped a 1-0 lead into a 6-1 hole by the 4th.

Still, the Dodgers offense stayed patient against National's pitcher Foster Griffin, who shut

them down at first.

Shohei O'Tani sparked things with a 438-foot solo homer in the third, extending his

on-base streak to 40 games.

Then in the 6th, Dalton Russian crushed a 2-run shot, and by the 8th, down just 3, Santiago

Espanols, 2-run single, tied it up, proving.

The lineup's depth.

Manager Dave Roberts leaned on his bench, Will Smith walked to load the bases, O'Tani

added a sacrifice fly for the go-ahead run, and Teo Scar Hernandez, tacked on a solo

homer later, Edwin Diaz slammed the door in the ninth with 13 pitches for the save.

This win boosts Sasaki with team support instead of a spiral, pushes the Dodgers comeback

tally to five tops in baseball, and sets up a world series.

Rematch in Toronto where they can keep proving they're built for late game fire.

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