Washington @ Los Angeles preview

Last Meeting ( May 13, 2013 ) Washington 6, LA Dodgers 2

The Los Angeles Dodgers have plenty of issues with nine losses in their last 11 games, but the Washington Nationals are dealing with one of their own. Right fielder Bryce Harper is not expected to be in the lineup for Tuesday's game at Dodger Stadium after running full speed into the wall during Monday's 6-2 victory. According to the Nationals, Harper suffered a jammed shoulder, a bruised neck and knee, and a cut which required 11 stitches. It is unknown when he'll return.

Other than Clayton Kershaw and rookie Hyun-Jin Ryu (a combined 7-4), Dodgers' starters are 3-8. The biggest problem has been Josh Beckett, who is 0-5 after Monday's loss. Offensively, Los Angeles has 26 home runs - the third-lowest total in the major leagues. Matt Kemp, who has averaged 29 over the last four seasons, has one. Dan Haren has won his last three outings and will start for Washington. He will oppose Kershaw, who has been nearly unhittable at home.

TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network 2 (Washington), KCAL (Los Angeles)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Nationals RH Dan Haren (4-3, 5.17 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Clayton Kershaw (3-2, 1.62)

Haren allowed four runs and nine hits in Washington's 5-4 victory over Detroit on Thursday after yielding three runs in 14 innings over his previous two turns. The 32-year-old Monterey Park, Calif., native has allowed a home run in each of this last three starts and four in his last six outings after yielding four in his first start of the season. Haren is 6-5 with a 3.55 ERA in 17 games - 16 starts - against the Dodgers. Andre Ethier is 20-for-47 with two homers and five doubles against Haren.

Kershaw has been dominant at Dodger Stadium - 37-18 with a 2.27 ERA and 1.07 WHIP - and this season has been no exception (3-1, 0.99, 0.77 in five starts). The 2011 National League Cy Young Award winner received a no-decision in his last start, when he yielded two runs (one earned) in seven innings in a 3-2 loss to Arizona on Wednesday. Kershaw is 3-2 with a 4.08 ERA in seven games (six starts) against Washington.

WALK-OFFS

1. Harper on Monday was playing his second game since missing two because of an ingrown toenail which required surgery.

2. Kershaw has helped himself at the plate this season with his first career home run and a double among three hits in 18 at-bats.

3. The Nationals, who began a 10-game road trip through California on Monday, are 4-17 in their last 21 games at Dodger Stadium.

PREDICTION: Dodgers 3, Nationals 2