Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals
Final
Recap
Player of the gameHeriberto HernándezMIA2/5 2hr 3rbi
WASHINGTON -- Joe Mack, Heriberto Hernández and Otto Lopez hit successive home runs in the fifth inning to power the Miami Marlins past the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Tuesday night. Hernández added a two-run shot in the ninth for the Marlins, who didn't give up a hit until Drew Millas singled leading off the sixth against Ryan Gusto, the second Miami reliever. Luis García Jr. had an RBI groundout later in the inning and Washington scored twice in the seventh to cut it to 4-3. But the Marlins tacked on three insurance runs in the ninth when Mack drove in his third run of the game with a sacrifice bunt and Hernández homered off Mitchell Parker.
Team stats
8Hits7
4Home runs0
5Walks1
6Strikeouts11
1Stolen bases0
144Pitches thrown148
11Pitching strikeouts6
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heriberto HernandezDH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle StowersLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Jimenez3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Owen CaissieRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe MackC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jakob MarseeCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Hicks1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Edwards2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Otto LopezSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake BacharP | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Calvin FaucherP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John KingP | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan GustoP | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony BenderP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael PetersenP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
