Teoscar Hernández homered and drove in three, including the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 6-5 to avoid a three-game sweep.

Knack was handed a four-run lead before he took the mound and squandered it by the end of the third inning, but the Dodgers’ bullpen delivered in a 6-5 victory to close a 2-4 trip.

The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 6-5 victory, but took an unconventional path to get there, first taking an early lead before having to come back late in the game.

At Dodger Stadium on Friday, the Chicago Cubs (9-6) open a three-game series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers (10-4), at 10:10 p.m. ET.The Dodgers are a home favorite (-196) against the Cubs (+163).

The New York Yankees let a two-time All-Star walk after their loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. He could end up on the Dodgers through trade.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are coming off a sloppy six-game road trip in which they went 2-4 against the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals. After opening the season 8-0, the Dodgers came back down to earth,