Los Angeles at Washington

Los Angeles scored nine runs in the seventh inning and beat the Nationals 10-5 for its seventh win in a row and the Dodgers have allowed a total of only 15 runs in that span. The good pitching will continue tonight with Clayton Kershaw on the mound and he is 9-7 with a 3.25 ERA overall and 6-4 and 2.88 with a .190 opponent batting average in night games. Kershaw has faced Washington once this season and pitched six scoreless innings on five hits. Paolo Espino will make only his fourth start for the Nationals. The Dodgers have won all five meetings this season and they are 60-25 their past 85 games as road favorites, 67-28 overall following a win. Washington is 2-8 its last 10 as a home underdog. Take the Dodgers.