WASHINGTON – Tim Redding outpitched Greg Maddux to send the Los Angeles Dodgers to a season-high sixth consecutive loss, 5-4 Wednesday night against the Washington Nationals.

The Dodgers have lost eight straight road games for the first time since June 2005. The offense has been the main culprit, scoring 10 runs in the past six games.

Casey Blake’s run-scoring bloop single in the eighth brought the Dodgers within a run, and they loaded the bases with two outs before closer Joel Hanrahan came on. He got Matt Kemp to fly out and end the inning before finishing for his sixth save.