A one-inning burst changed everything as the Washington Nationals defeated the Miami Marlins. Brady House’s home run in the third put Washington in front, and the Nationals never relinquished the lead.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Jackson Kent anchored the Nationals with a sharp outing, limiting Miami to a single run through the seventh while earning the win. His work gave Washington’s offense room to build on its advantage.
Javier Sanoja scored when Xavier Edwards singled on a ground ball in the second, giving Miami the early lead. In the third, Brady House homered and brought C. J. Abrams and Daylen Lile home, putting Washington ahead. The Nationals added on in the seventh through Harry Ford’s homer, Dylan Crews’ double that brought Andres Chaparro and Abimelec Ortiz across, and Daylen Lile’s triple that scored Dylan Crews.
Eury Perez took the loss after Washington broke through against him in the third. Heriberto Hernandez’s homer in the eighth provided Miami’s final scoring, but the Marlins could not close the gap.
Washington extended its winning streak, while Miami’s losing streak continued. The game belonged to the Nationals because of one-inning burst that transformed an early deficit into a lead they held to the finish.
Washington Nationals defeated Miami Marlins, 9-2.
- Brady House went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .233 on the season).
- Harry Ford went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .197 on the season).
- Heriberto Hernandez went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .235 on the season).
- Jackson Kent allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (1-2) (5.59 ERA).
- Eury Perez allowed 5 runs on 2 hits over 3.0 innings, striking out 5, and took the loss (7-10) (3.44 ERA).
Washington Nationals improved to 64-73 (2 straight wins); Miami Marlins fell to 68-67.