Nationals Down Marlins

     The Miami Marlins were knocked off by the Washington Nationals 6-3 at Nationals Park on Monday night. It was the midway point of the Marlins seven-game road swing. The Fish will visit the Kansas City Royals tomorrow. 

     Miami(69-69) busted out with three runs in the top of the third for a 3-0 lead. Heriberto Hernandez was able to score on a wild pitch. Kyle Stowers later singled up the middle which scored Agustin Ramirez and Javier Sanoja. 

     Washington(66-74) climbed back and trailed 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth. Daylen Lile smacked a two-run homer to left-center field on a 2-2 count with Andrew Pinckney aboard. It turned out to be Lile's 19th home run of the season. 

     The Nationals leaped to the lead 6-3 during the seventh inning with four runs. Lile connected with his second home run of the game and 20th homer of the 2026 campaign. He pounded a 1-0 pitch over the right-field fence with Nasim Nunez on base. Two batters later, Andres Chaparro drove in Abimelec Ortiz on a base hit into right field. Two batters after that, Brady House singled through the right side and Chaparro reached home.