Nationals fall behind early, lose to Marlins 4-3
Martin Prado and Marcell Ozuna homered off Washington starter Max Scherzer, and the Miami Marlins built a three-run lead and held on to beat the Nationals 4-3 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Miami Marlins
4
Washington Nationals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Zimmerman hit sacrifice fly to center, Werth scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Ramos homered to left (442 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Ozuna homered to center (417 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Prado homered to left (395 feet), Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Desmond homered to right (398 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Dietrich doubled to deep right center, Prado scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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End Inning 4-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Robinson lined out to right.
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Line Out 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Robinson batting
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Play Result 4-3
Robinson hit for Treinen.
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Ramos struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Ramos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Espinosa sacrificed to first, Desmond to second.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Sacrifice 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Bunted Foul 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Espinosa batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Desmond singled to left.
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Single 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Desmond batting
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Play Result 4-3
Gillespie in left field.
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Play Result 4-3
McGehee at first base.
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Play Result 4-3
Ramos relieved Dunn.
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Start Inning 4-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Head to Head
WSH wins series 2-1
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Miami Marlins
- Ronny Henriquez Out
- Anthony Bender Out
- Jakob Marsee Out
- Adam Mazur Out
- Robby Snelling Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Jayson WerthRF28
Anthony Rendon3B6
Bryce HarperCF3
Ryan Zimmerman1B11
Ian DesmondSS20
Danny Espinosa2B14
Wilson RamosC40
Trea Turner2B7
Max ScherzerP31
Substitutes
Felipe VazquezP73
Blake TreinenP64
Clint RobinsonPH25
Matt den DekkerLF23
MIA
Dee Strange-Gordon2B9
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
Martin Prado3B14
Derek DietrichLF12
Justin Bour1B41
Marcell OzunaCF24
J.T. RealmutoC10
Adeiny HechavarriaSS56
Adam ConleyP55
Substitutes
AJ RamosP44
Casey McGehee1B31
Kyle BarracloughP44
Miguel RojasPH19
Bryan MorrisP57
Mike DunnP38
Cole GillespieLF92
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