A late rally flipped the game as the Miami Marlins overcame the Washington Nationals in the ninth inning. Washington had controlled the game behind Andrew Alvarez before Miami finally broke through.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Alvarez anchored the Nationals with a sharp scoreless start, keeping Miami quiet while Washington built its narrow advantage. Clayton Beeter followed with a scoreless relief appearance, but the game changed after the bullpen took over.
Nasim Nuñez's double brought Jacob Young home in the fifth, giving Washington the lead. Daylen Lile's sacrifice fly later brought Brady House across the plate and extended the Nationals' advantage. In the ninth, Jakob Marsee was hit by a pitch and Esteury Ruiz scored. Joe Mack's sacrifice fly, along with a throwing error by Andrew Pinckney, brought Griffin Conine and Leo Jiménez home and put Miami ahead. Otto Lopez then homered, with Heriberto Hernández scoring, to extend the lead.
Tom Cosgrove was charged with a blown save after Miami's rally, and Max Kranick took the loss as the Nationals could not protect their advantage. Miami's late pressure turned a quiet game into a one-sided finish.
The Marlins extended their winning streak, while Washington's losing streak continued. The late rally defined a game that belonged to the Nationals until the final inning.
Miami Marlins defeated Washington Nationals, 6-2.
- Otto Lopez went 1-for-5 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .305 on the season).
- Jakob Marsee went 0-for-2 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .208 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:690978) allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, to earn the win (1-0) (4.50 ERA).
- Max Kranick allowed 3 runs on 1 hit over 0.1 innings, and took the loss (0-1) (7.41 ERA).
- Clayton Beeter allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 2.0 innings, striking out 3 (3.45 ERA).
Washington Nationals fell to 65-74; Miami Marlins improved to 69-68.