WASHINGTON (AP) — James Wood and Luis García Jr. each homered, Zack Littell allowed two earned runs and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 in the rubber game of the series on Sunday.
Keibert Ruiz threw out three Padres trying to steal a base. All three ended innings with two coming on strikeout pitches.
Littell (5-4) allowed three singles and a walk through the first six innings before running into trouble in the seventh.
García hit his fifth home run leading off the fourth — a line-drive shot to right field on a 3-0 pitch from Griffin Canning (0-4) to give the Nationals the lead.
Ruiz had a one-out single and Wood followed with his 16th homer — a 417-foot line-drive to right center for a 3-0 lead in the fifth.
Xander Bogaerts walked and Jackson Merrill singled to start. Ty France doubled in a run to chase Littell.
Orlando Ribalta gave up a sacrifice fly to Nick Castellanos, but Miguel Andujar struck out looking and Ruiz threw out Song trying to steal to end the inning and keep it 3-2.
José Tena drew a walk in front of a Jorbit Vivas single to start the seventh against Jeremiah Estrada. Adrian Morejon entered with one out and retired Wood on a force out, but Andrés Chaparro had a pinch-hit double for a 4-2 lead.
Clayton Beeter followed Ribalta and allowed Merrill's one-out single in the ninth before finishing off his fourth save in six opportunities.
Canning yielded three runs on six hits in five innings.
The Nationals are 24-10 this season when scoring first.
Nationals RHP Cade Cavalli (3-3, 3.62) starts Monday in the opener of a three-game series with the visiting Marlins, who counter with RHP Sandy Alcantara (3-4, 4.66).
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San Diego Padres pitcher Griffin Canning throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals pitcher Zack Littell throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals' James Wood, left, celebrates after his two-run home run with Keibert Ruiz (20) during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a season-high 10 strikeouts in 5 1/3 scoreless innings, Ryan Ward hit his first major league homer in his Dodger Stadium debut, and Los Angeles defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 on Sunday.
Alex Freeland homered and drove in two runs for the Dodgers. Max Muncy also went deep as Los Angeles bounced back to take the three-game series after floundering late in a 4-3 loss Saturday.
Alex Call provided a two-run single and Freddie Freeman had two RBIs for the Dodgers, who have won 14 of 17 overall.
Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto exited with a bruised left wrist after getting hit by a pitch in the third inning. Realmuto was examined by an athletic trainer and remained in the game until being replaced behind the plate by Rafael Marchán when the Phillies came out on defense in the fourth.
The team said Realmuto would undergo further evaluation.
Yamamoto (5-4) won consecutive starts for the first time this season. He struck out Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner to end the fifth and escape his only spot of trouble unscathed after the Phillies had runners on second and third.
Ward and Freeland homered in the fourth, with Andrew Painter (1-6) getting the hook after Freeland sent a splitter 344 feet to right field to put Los Angeles up 4-0.
Ward’s 400-foot shot to right came in the 28-year-old's eighth career at-bat in three games with the Dodgers.
Bryson Stott homered in the Philadelphia ninth to break up the shutout.
Phillies: Head home for a three-game series against San Diego, with RHP Aaron Nola (3-4, 5.72 ERA) getting the start Tuesday night.
Dodgers: Open a four-game series at Arizona on Monday night. Los Angeles has won each of the past four starts made by RHP Emmet Sheehan (3-1, 4.70).
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers to the plate during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Justin Crawford crashes into the wall after making a leaping catch of a ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers' Andy Pages during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani strikes out during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy (13) beats a throw to Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto, right, for a run during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers to the plate during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
