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Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Final — September 4, 2026

Friday, September 4 · 10:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
+10-2-12+6+7+1-4+3+4-9
Game by game
+4-1-1-1+1-1+5-5-2+1
6-4
Last 10
4-6
+4
Net
+0
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
1 day
2,295 mi3,694 km
Travel to the game
Home
−3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Nationals visited the Dodgers on Friday, September 4 at 10:11 PM ET.

The total closed 8, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Nationals +224, Dodgers -278) prices the Nationals at 30% and the Dodgers at 70%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Washington Nationals 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Los Angeles Dodgers won by 2.

  • Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5): Los Angeles Dodgers covered.
  • Combined score 8 vs the closing total of 8: Push.
  • Los Angeles Dodgers closed at -278 on the moneyline (a 70% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenDodgers -1.5 (-140)
Nationals +1.5 (+114)
CloseDodgers -1.5 (-125)
Nationals +1.5 (+105)
Totalno move
Open8 (o -115 / u -105)
Close8 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenNationals +256 27%
Dodgers -325 73%
CloseNationals +224 30%
Dodgers -278 70%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 21 times since 2023: the Nationals won 7 and the Dodgers 14.

DateScoreLineTotal
Apr 5, 2026Dodgers 8, Nationals 6
Dodgers won


Apr 4, 2026Dodgers 10, Nationals 5
Dodgers won


Apr 3, 2026Dodgers 13, Nationals 6
Dodgers won


Jun 22, 2025Nationals 7, Dodgers 13
Dodgers won


Jun 21, 2025Nationals 7, Dodgers 3
Nationals won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Washington Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers

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