Nationals try to end road slide, play the Dodgers

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Washington Nationals (67-77, fourth in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (85-57, first in the NL West)

Los Angeles; Sunday, 10:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Andrew Alvarez (2-6, 3.47 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); Dodgers: Justin Wrobleski (11-5, 3.65 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 104 strikeouts)

LINE: Dodgers -226, Nationals +181; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals visit the Los Angeles Dodgers looking to stop a six-game road losing streak.

Los Angeles has a 43-28 record in home games and an 85-57 record overall. The Dodgers have the second-ranked team batting average in the NL at .256.

Washington is 34-37 in road games and 67-77 overall. The Nationals have the seventh-best team batting average in MLB play at .249.

The teams play Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Dodgers lead the season series 5-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Tucker has 20 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 59 RBIs for the Dodgers. Tommy Edman is 13 for 43 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

James Wood leads the Nationals with 59 extra base hits (28 doubles, a triple and 30 home runs). Daylen Lile is 11 for 32 with two doubles, a triple, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 5-5, .231 batting average, 4.08 ERA, even run differential

Nationals: 5-5, .260 batting average, 5.36 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Dodgers: Max Muncy: day-to-day (illness), Dalton Rushing: day-to-day (elbow), Shohei Ohtani: day-to-day (biceps/neck), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brusdar Graterol: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Eric Lauer: 15-Day IL (elbow), Will Klein: 60-Day IL (elbow), Edwin Diaz: 15-Day IL (neck), Ben Casparius: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Stone: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Roki Sasaki: 15-Day IL (finger), Andy Pages: 10-Day IL (hand)

Nationals: Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Richard Lovelady: 60-Day IL (tricep), Drew Millas: 60-Day IL (finger), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connelly Early: 60-Day IL (elbow), PJ Poulin: 60-Day IL (flexor), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.