Dodgers use late surge to pull away from Nationals

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Pinch hitter James Outman doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Shohei Ohtani homered to lead off the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers used late offense to defeat the host Washington Nationals 4-1 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.

Freddie Freeman and Miguel Rojas each had two hits as the Dodgers played their first game of a nine-game