Los Angeles at Washington

The defending champs play their first road game. Los Angeles starter Emmet Sheehan is 10-4 in his young career, looking to bounce back from a poor showing against Arizona in a 5-4 Dodgers victory. The bullpen is fifth in the majors with a 1.83 ERA. Washington comes home after losing two straight at Philadelphia. The relief staff has a 4.44 ERA, after being last in the majors a year ago (5.59 ERA). Miles Mikolas (7.20 ERA) got lit up by the Cubs in his first start, a 10-2 loss. He's had ERAs of 4.78, 5.35, and 4.84 the last three seasons. Play Los Angeles.