WASHINGTON -- Never too early to start workin the umps, apparently.Before a single pitch was thrown in the National League Division Series between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers, managers Dusty Baker and Dave Roberts stirred things up a bit Friday with some balk talk -- indicating they might try to plant a seed with the umpires about opposing pitchers windups with men on base.It all began hours before Game 1, when, out of the blue, Nationals skipper Baker raised the notion that Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw might be doing something he shouldnt when there are runners aboard.Quite frankly, Im hoping that ... we get some baserunners, and the umpires might call a balk or two on him, because he kind of rolls through the set position, which they dont call. But I heard that really upsets him if they do call one, Baker said with a grin. So Im hoping that they call maybe a couple of them.Asked whether he would lobby the umpires before Kershaw pitched Friday, Baker said he wouldnt -- but his first-base coach, Davey Lopes, would.Davey always alerts the umpires, said Baker, in his 21st season as a manager in the majors.When that was relayed to Roberts, the Dodgers rookie manager, he smiled and offered this initial response: I didnt know Dusty wanted to play that game.Roberts continued: Its a little gamesmanship. Clayton has been around a long time. His moves been the same. I think hes been called for a balk a couple times.Turning his attention to some Nationals pitchers, Roberts said: Yeah, you know what? Theres a couple guys that I might put a bug in the umpires ears [about], as well.He then referenced Game 3 starter Gio Gonzalez, closer Mark Melancon and relievers Shawn Kelley and Marc Rzepczynski.So does it work when managers try to get a message to umpires before a game?Well, I think Dusty is going to try, Roberts said. Yeah, it does, and I think that theres a little bit of banter with ... home plate umpires. But I think that you might see it from both sides of the dugout this series. Vladimir Tarasenko Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Dmitrij Jaskin Jersey . 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I think he used all of his pitches well.Nolasco put the leadoff batter on base in five innings but was able to make the necessary adjustments in order to pitch out of jams.Its a very tough lineup to face and I didnt want to face them with guys on base right from the get-go, but thats how it was, Nolasco said.Pitch count ran up a little bit. They were fouling of a lot of pitches and laying off a lot of good pitches just because I had to go, basically, straight to work, no get-me-overs or anything that because runners were on base the whole game.Francisco Liriano (7-13) allowed four runs -- two earned -- in six innings. Manager John Gibbons thought the outing was one of his stronger ones, but three errors proved costly and left Liriano laboring.The biggest mistake Liriano made was a slider to Pujols. Ninth on baseballs all-time home run list, he hit a solo drive into the left-field seats in the second.Hes got a good fastball, hes not throwing anything straight and hes got a nice changeup and hes got a slider, Gibbons said. Against a predominantly right-handed hitting team, he pitched good enough to win.dddddddddddd We just couldnt score.Mike Trout got two hits and his 90th RBI and Kole Calhoun had two hits and scored twice for the Angels. The Angels capitalized on three infield errors, scoring more than five runs for only fourth time this month.Edwin Encarnacion scored Torontos run in the eighth on pinch hitter Melvin Upton Jr.s sacrifice fly. The Blue Jays stranded 12 and were 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: Josh Donaldson returned to third base for the first time since in six days. Donaldson, who sat out the Blue Jays three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with an undisclosed hip injury, had previously been in the lineup against Los Angeles as a designated hitter.Angels: RHP Garrett Richards threw off the mound for the first time since being tearing his right ulnar collateral ligament on May 1. He threw 20 pitches in the bullpen and is confident that continued stem cell treatments will allow him to avoid Tommy John surgery and be healthy by spring training. ... C Jett Bandy left the game after the first inning with back spasms. He was replaced by Carlos Perez.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (9-8, 4.55 ERA) gets the ball for the conclusion of the four-game series. He is trying to snap a streak of three straight losses. Stroman hasnt faced Los Angeles since 2014 but struggled in two appearances (one start), and is 0-0 with a 14.30 ERA.Angels: RHP Alex Meyer will make his fourth big league start and his fifth big league appearance. 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