Nats Host Dodgers in Crucial Series

0:00On April 3rd, the Washington Nationals are finally back home at Nationals Park after a shaky 6-game road trip to kick off the 2026 season. They're hosting the Defending World Series champ Los Angeles Dodgers for a 3-game series starting Friday. It's their first chance to fire up the home crowd with a mix of veteran arms going against the stacked Dodgers lineup. Earlier this week, the Nats hit a snag against Philadelphia, blowing a 5-1 lead in game 3 after starting 3-1. That dropped them back to 500, but now they've got Miles Mikolas, Jake Irvin, and Foster Griffin lined up for the second time through the rotation. Fans are buzzing about this match-up, especially with Joey Weimer heating up offensively while the team hunts for more firepower. The Dodgers bring young guns like Emmett Sheehan, Tyler Glassnow, and Roki Sasaki, testing Washington's ability to grind out wins against one of. Baseball's deepest rosters.

1:00Game 1 Friday at 105 PM Eastern has Mikolas facing Sheehan, both coming off rough debuts. Saturday at 4-5 PM, Irvin takes on Glassnow after striking out 7 Cubs. Sunday at 135 PM, Griffin meets Sasaki, the Japanese Phenom still finding his MLB groove. If the Nats can steal this series, it'll spark real excitement and momentum heading forward, proving they can hang with the big boys right in front of. They're faithful. This has been Washington Nationals News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.