Hernandez gives up four dingers in 6-4 loss to Nats

Right-hander Roberto Hernandez gave up four home runs in 4.1 innings of work today as Washington posted a 6-4 win over the Dodgers, who saw their lead in the NL West shrink to two games over the Giants.

The Dodgers send Clayton Kershaw (16-3, 1.73) to the hill tomorrow against Washington’s Doug Fister (12-5, 2.55).

Denard Span took Hernandez deep twice, Jayson Werth drilled a solo shot and Asdrubal Cabrera went yard off the struggling Hernandez, who saw his record with the Dodgers evened at 2-2.

Matt Kemp continued his torrid hitting with a two-run homer to right center in the first inning and Juan Uribe had another strong outing since coming off the DL on Sunday, getting two hits and knocking in a pair. Kemp added a single late in the game.

The Dodgers threatened in the ninth when the slumping Yasiel Puig drew a walk, Uribe singled to center and Carl Crawford hit a pinch-hit single to center. Rookie Joc Pederson, called up from AAA Albuquerque this weekend, came to the plate with two outs and the tying run at first but took a called third strike to end the game.

San Francisco split a pair of games against the Rockies, winning 4-2 in a continuation game earlier in the day and then dropping a 10-9 decision to Colorado in the nightcap. With the split and the Dodgers’ loss, San Francisco picked up a half game in the standings.