2026 Championship Tournament

Nationals cruise to easy win, advance to second round of championship tournament

Ervin Jones tosses four shutout innings and drive in two runs for Nationals

Three Nationals pitchers held to the Dodgers to four hits and no runs to lead the Nationals to a 7-0 win over the Dodgers in the first round of the championship tournament Tuesday night at West Craven Park.

HIGHLIGHTS

Key to the win: A three-run first inning and pitching that kept the Dodgers' hitters off balance all night keyed the Nationals win.

Winning pitcher: Ervin Jones

Losing pitcher: Gabe Brown

Game MVPs: BJ Horne went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Matt Curtis went 3-for-3 with two runs scored. Ervin Jones went 1-for-3 with two RBIs. He also pitched four innings, giving up two hits and no runs. He struck out two and walked none.

Noble Effort: Gabe Brown went 1-for-2. Shawn Ryan, Teddy Cardenas and Jimmie Lee went 1-for-3.

Miscellaneous Notes:  The Nationals move on to play the winner of tonight's game between the Padres and the Orioles in the championship game on June 23.