WASHINGTON — Garrett Hampson hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run rally within the eleventh inning, and the Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 8-5 on Friday night time.
Miami (68-67) moved over .500 with its second straight win over the Nationals. The Marlins entered the sport three video games again of San Francisco within the race for the NL’s third and ultimate wild-card spot.
CJ Abrams, Lane Thomas and Travis Blankenhorn hit solo homer for Washington, which has misplaced three in a row for the primary time since a five-game skid July 3-7. The Nationals have dropped 5 of their final six.
Miami second baseman Luis Arraez went 2 for 4 with a stroll and raised his main league-leading common to .350. He remained tied with Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez for the third-most multi-hit video games this season with 48, behind solely Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. (58) and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman (54).
Miami mustered only one hit within the first 5 innings towards Washington’s bullpen earlier than former Marlin Robert Garcia (0-1) entered to start out the eleventh. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a leadoff single, and Bryan De La Cruz plated automated runner Jake Burger with one other hit. Pinch-hitter Jon Berti’s single scored Chisholm, however De La Cruz was thrown out attempting to get to 3rd.
Mason Thompson relieved Garcia, and Hampson despatched a 2-0 sinker to left-center for his second homer of the season.
Both groups scored within the tenth. With one out and runners on second and third, Josh Bell hit a pointy grounder to a drawn-in Abrams at shortstop. Abrams didn’t have a play on Xavier Edwards on the plate, however threw out Arraez at third.
The Nationals responded when Thomas singled in Abrams, the Nationals’ automated runner, to steer off towards Tanner Scott (7-4).
Arraez singled off Jake Irvin to steer off the sport and scored on Chisholm Jr.’s RBI single. Miami sandwiched two walks round Arraez’s double within the third to load the bases, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Burger and a force-out by Chisholm.
Irvin, a rookie right-hander, allowed three runs in 5 innings, placing out 4 in his seventh consecutive no-decision.
Abrams led off the primary with a homer to proper off Eury Perez. Thomas and Blankenhorn went deep within the third.
Perez yielded three runs in 4 2/3 innings and struck out 5.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: OF Jorge Soler (proper hip tightness) was out of the lineup for the third day in a row, however supervisor Skip Schumaker stated he was out there off the bench. … LHP Andrew Nardi performed catch two days after taking a line drive off his hand. … Miami recalled Edwards and RHP Geoff Hartlieb from Triple-A Jacksonville. … Schumaker stated he anticipated RHP Johnny Cueto (viral an infection) will probably be activated “soon.”
Nationals: Washington recalled RHP Amos Willingham from Triple-A Rochester and chosen Blankenhorn from Rochester. To make room on the roster, the Nationals requested unconditional launch waivers on RHP Rico Garcia, who had a 12.00 ERA in three video games and had been on the injured record since July 30.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Did not announce a beginning pitcher for Saturday’s sport.
Nationals: RHP Trevor Williams (6-8, 4.82) is 0-2 with a 5.19 ERA in three begins towards the Marlins this season.
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