NATIONALS vs. DODGERS: Official Full Game Highlights (September 6) | 2026 MLB Season

The last game on the Major League Baseball slate on a Sunday. It's a late-night affair at Dodger Stadium. As fans stroll in through the raindrops to get their catch bobblehead, Andy Páez crashing into Quique Hernández. The Dodgers looking for a series sweep here from the boys from D.C. Justin Wroblewski's return to the mound as a starter. His first start since August 15th. Well, with Justin, he wants to establish that he can hit the corners. He wants to establish that when he throws his slider and his fastball about 80% of the time that he's good location. The thing that hurt him as he went into a little bit of a slump prior to going on the I.L. So, Wroblewski's set to go. The left-handed batter, Wood, waits. Hey-oh. James Wood, another opposite field knock. Going to slap that one past the third baseman, Hernández, and a leadoff single for Woody here in the first. Here's Dylan Cruz on the ground to short. Betts to Rojas. Rojas to Freeman, double play. Pitcher's best friend, and especially in the first inning after giving up that hit, you feel really good about your start now. Chaparro softly hit back of firsts, and that's a beautiful thing. Loop knock for Chaparro extends the top of the first to C.J. Abrams. Swing and a miss, strike three. First cave for Wroblewski to put up the first zero of the ballgame. Bottom one we go. Well, Andrew Alvarez, a 6'3", lefty. Making his 14th start on the year, 3-4-7, 90 and 2-3rd Zanes, and we got a little drizzle going. Curveball in the dirt, and Alvarez needs just three pitches to strike out Edmond to start his night. All right, let's move. Betts working on the second longest active on base streak in the majors, 15 games in a row. And chops it over Alvarez. Long run for Núñez. Fires a throw to Chaparro and beats Betts there by a step. Two out, nobody on, and Will Smith the batter. And he has two strikeouts and a 1-2-3 first. Lands the curveball for strike three, and his cheering section of nearly 70 people letting their boy know they love what they see. Specials and Dodgers no score. Brady House is batting fifth, and the order will lead off. He's in the heart of the lineup. Strike three called. He gets House looking at a four-seamer at 96. Second strikeout of the game for Justin Wroblewski. It's one pitch to compete, it's two to win, and it's three to dominate. And that means with command, not about the velocity or the spin rate for me. Strike three as he paints 97 on the outside black. And Justin Wroblewski with his third strikeout of the game, second this inning. Nationals have their third base runner against Wroblewski, and that'll get Jacob Young to the plate here in the second. Swings and grounds one toward the hole left side and through a base at left field. And the Nationals have two men on with two out here at the top of the second inning. Four of the first eight have reached base. Now they have two on here. Robo and Will Smith looking for the third out. Did he? Yes, he did. Wroblewski strikes out Nassim Nunez. That's his fourth strikeout of the game. Second time through the order now for Justin Wroblewski. Here's the right fielder Dylan Cruz. Cruz hit into a double play in the first inning. Oh, pitch clock violation. Stu Sherwater says, hey, you gotta engage at a certain time. Well, he called timeout earlier. Automatic second call timeout. There we go. One timeout per A.B. So I guess correctly applied there by Stu Sherwater. Wroblewski, without having to throw another pitch, has his fifth K. Two going in the third inning. Swung on, foul tipped into the glove of Will Smith for strike three. Two strikeouts in the inning, six in the game for Justin Wroblewski. A quick top of the third inning. One, two, three, go the Nats. Max Muncy in the box to lead off the third. Muncy down the line. That's fair. And that's into the corner. So the Dodgers' first hit of the night. An extra base hit for Muncy leading off the third. This is a spot the Dodgers have not been at the top of the order as far as in baseball hitting with runners in scoring position. The last five games, they've had 11 hits and 58 at bats. That's just a 190 average. Tommy Edmunds swings the first pitch. Slow roller over the mound. He'll be safe at first. He went in field single. Muncy advances to third. And those legs of Tommy Edmunds really move fast, don't they? RBI opportunity for Mookie Betts. Mookie is beating up on the Nats team tonight this year. This one's in fair territory. Nice pick by House. He has the second out. But the Dodgers have the first run. To begin the top of the fourth inning, it's 1-0 Los Angeles with a left-hander Justin Wroblewski. His first start off the injured list. C.J. will spend five of his night at bats in the series. Oh, this one's hammered. Out to right center. And way out of here. C.J. loves it in the Dodgers stadium. And he gets to 30 home runs on the season, tying this game here in the fourth. And this ball's hammered. And we got it. Number 30. It has just been a thorn in the side of the Dodgers whenever the Nationals play L.A. We got ourselves a ball game. Two straight hits for the Nationals here leading off the fourth. Starting to find something against Wroblewski. There's Dale and Lyle. Lyle a bouncer over the mound. Betts charges, and he's too slow. He didn't have a play even if he got rid of that cleanly. Dale and Lyle can fly. Mookie Betts just kind of drifting towards that ball. And three straight have reached for the Nats here in the fourth. Nationals have runners at second and first now with no outs for Harry Ford. And in Hollywood, maybe you call him Harrison Ford, which is his given name. Ford laces one out to left. Hernandez giving chase. Off his glove and off the wall. House will score. Lyle flying around third. He'll be sent home. Betts' relay not in time. And Harry Ford delivers. Four consecutive Nationals with hits here in the fourth inning. And they've taken a 3-1 lead. Dodgers getting action in their bullpen already. Brock Stewart. We talked about Wroblewski just back from the injured list and threw 36 pitches in a relief appearance. So he's not fully stretched out. Underwater as far as that's concerned. Jacob Young had a base hit in the second inning. One for one. Young rips it up the middle. Ford IDs it on the ground and he'll head home. And the Nationals keep the line moving here in the fourth. Five consecutive guys reaching to make it 4-1. That proves to be the knockout punch. Now 27 runs allowed by the left-hander in his last six games. So Justin Wroblewski had the wheel fall off the cart here in the fourth inning after three scoreless innings to start the ballgame. A home run and then four straight hits after that. Given up. He's not recorded an out. And the Nationals have put four runs up. New picture for the Dodgers as we start the fifth inning. Blake Trinen comes out. Recently activated. Off the injured list. Try to pick him off and the throw skips away. So he takes second. He'll stop there. So a runner in scoring position for the Nationals. Ball is lifted and a shallow right long run for Tucker. He slides. He makes the catch. A foot first sliding catch on the damp turf for Kyle Tucker. And that retires the side. We're through four and a half innings. Last of the fifth inning. Andrew Alvarez works with a three-run lead. He'll be facing Max Muncy to lead it off for Los Angeles. Muncy's two for two. Just like the third. Leads off the fifth with a knock. One gone in the fifth. Tommy Edmund doing very well as the leadoff hitter. He swings and lines it toward the left field corner. That is down and all the way to the wall. Muncy around second. He's going to touch third. He'll be waved home. The relay to the plate is cut off. Muncy slides. He's safe. In the second is Edmund. And the Dodgers get a run back. It's four to two. Well, this is going to be the hook right now. Blake Butera is coming out to get his starter. That's an early 78 pitches. You know, the bullpen for the Nationals has not been stellar. And we're being kind when we even put it in those terms. Well, the Dodgers are going to get into the bullpen earlier than they hoped. Smith with a bullet into center field. That'll score Edmund and make it a one-run game. Captain Clutch with another hit that produces a run. So, Edmund scores. And Freddie Freeman up. Tomahawk over the head of Chaparro at first into right field. Smith will scamper to third. And the tying run is 90 feet away. Dodgers on the corners for Teoscar Hernandez. Ground ball. Five hits in the inning for Teoscar. Extends a hitting streak six in a row. And it's a new ballgame tied at four. Forty comeback wins already this year. Working on their 41st. New game, the Nationals for the Dodgers. Ford, Dale, and Lyle will lead off the sixth inning. The pitch. Lyle cranks one deep center field. Edmund going back to the warning track at the wall. He leaps. He can't get it. Ball deflects along the warning track toward right center field. Lyle's racing for third. The ball picked up by Tucker. It's a stand-up triple for Dale and Lyle. And this time, Tommy Edmund could not rob him at the fence. Right near the .395 mark. Triple number seven of the season for Lyle. Just missed a home run. Ends up at third base. There's one. Oh, you know what? I'm looking at it again. He stumbled around first base. Okay. It'd be unlike him to slow down around first. He doesn't. Yeah, I think because he was watching. Yeah, he slipped. It's raining. That's why. The 3-2 to Young. Grounded to third. Coming home, Lyle. So is the throw from Quique Hernandez. Smith running him back down the line. Quique drops the tag. And the lead runner is out. Well, that's a breath of fresh air for Bobby Miller. It has not been a good start to the comeback, but it doesn't mean it's going to end in a bad way. Very nice play by Quique with a strong throw. Will runs him back just enough for Quique to get the first step and get the speedy runner. Doc intentionally walked James a year or two ago and said, I'm not going to let this guy beat me. He laughed about it with James at the All-Star game, and Doc found Kenny Wood and Paula Wood in the stands after he issued that intentional walk to James in the past. Had a little smile for him, and he does the same thing here, an intentional pass issued to Wood to load the bases for Dylan Cruz. Curveball. Hit him! Oh! Home plate umpire Stu Sherwater is going to say it hit him. Last night, the difference for the Dodgers was a bases loaded hit-by-pitch. It's now the difference tonight. The Nationals up 5-4. And the Dodgers with two on and one out. Turns the order over. Tommy Edmond will come up, the leadoff man. You get the tying run in scoring position and the go-ahead run now at first. High fly ball to center field. It'll be playable for Jacob Young and the runners have to hold, and there's two outs. Oh, a chance for Mookie Betts now with two down. They did well against the Nationals this year. We keep saying. Betts sends one high. He has it! It was going off the top of the left field wall. He hung with it, leaped at the right time, and made the catch to end the Dodgers' threat. We go to the seventh inning. Last night, the Dodgers 3-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Today, 3-for-10. And a leadoff walk. Keeps setting the table. Driving around. Swings and misses. He strikes out on a fastball at 92. Dion gets his first punch out. The one away, and Teosca Hernandez coming up. Strike three. Goulden with the change. Back-to-back Ks from Dion following the leadoff walk. Here is Kyle Tucker. Swings and misses! Foul tip held by Harry Ford. And after a leadoff walk issued to Will Smith, Will Dion bounces back. Three big-time big leaguers struck out by Will Dion. Bobby Miller back out there for the eight to start a third inning of work. Dodgers still trailing the Nationals 5-4. Facing 7-8-9 for Washington. Fly to the opposite field. Tucker running back. He's at the wall. He leads, and Kyle Tucker takes one away! We've seen some magnificent defense from the outfield during this series. That was a souvenir that was grabbed before he could leave the stadium. Absolute highway robbery from Kyle Tucker. What a play by Tucker. Especially in a one-run ball game. Here in the bottom of the eighth, the Dodgers trailing 5-4. Behind Tommy Edmond in the Dodger dugout, Shohei Ohtani, he's got a bat and a helmet. Nationals have 12 losses this year, leading after seven innings. Time for the second most in the majors. The Dodgers would love to add to that tally. Time for Mookie Betts to get something done. Here, two outs in the bottom of the eighth. As hot as Mookie's been, and especially in key situations, he is so due right here. And Betts, you said he was due! Dodgers the lead! He's so due, he's wet! Holy smokes, that was a fantastic swing. He went to the warning track and the elastic bat and thought he might have got that one. This one was a no-doubter. And with that, the Nationals have tied the Major League record for blown saves in a single season with 37 and still weeks to go. Mookie Betts, just like Tommy Edmond last night, a go-ahead three-run homer. Seventh inner later, Dodger offense gets it done. Washington bullpen melts down. Tying run up there for the Nationals. We're down to their final hour. Comeback victory number 41. Happy for the team, very happy for Bobby Miller, getting the W, and way to go, Mookie Betts. Tommy Edmond last night pulled him out of the weeds. Tonight, Mookie Betts pulls him out of the weeds. And with that win, they stay one game clear of Atlanta for the number two seed in the National League.