After a successful, tension-filled run through a pair of opponents from their own division, the Los Angeles Dodgers will move out of what they considered a “gauntlet” of the schedule when they welcome the Washington Nationals on Friday night. The Dodgers went 7-3 against the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants, who are their top competition in a chase for their 12th National League West title in the past 13 seasons. Los Angeles fell 5-3 to San Diego on Thursday, when benches cleared without incident after the Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit by a pitch for the third time in seven games between the teams.