Dodgers Become Top Home-Warriors

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 10-3, their 13th straight victory at home. The Dodgers snapped the 1911 Detroit Tigers' record of most consecutive home-wins to start a season. Clayton Kershaw pitched five innings of 1-run ball to get his first win of the season, despite running a pitch-count of 99. Rafael Furcal had three hits and scored three times, and Orlando Hudson doubled and drove in two runs. Manny Ramirez had a double and two RBI's and Russell Martin had three hits, including a double. James Loney knocked in two and Casey Blake scored twice. Christian Guzman had three hits for the Nats, including a double, and Jesus Flores had a homer.