Heading to Washington with a two-game lead would have been a major advantage for the Dodgers. Arriving home having split both games in Los Angeles would have been an apparent edge for the Nationals. Either way, Friday night’s NLDS Game 2 was a huge contest for both sides.
Stephen Strasburg threw six very effective frames, and the Dodgers could not overcome the Washington bullpen in the latter innings, as the Nationals held on for a 4-2 victory at Chavez Ravine.
Early, Strasburg was seemingly untouchable. The Dodgers didn’t even register their first hit until catcher Will Smith lined a single to left-center field in the bottom of the fifth inning.