Those two runs were, in fact, all that Fernandez needed, as he limited the Nationals to one run on four hits, striking out eleven batters in seven innings.
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Nationals starter Joe Ross (3-3) allowed five runs – three earned – over 5 2/3 innings.
J.T. Realmuto singled three times and scored twice for the Marlins, who took a 2-0 lead on a Stephen Drew’s error.
Giancarlo Stanton hit his 11th home run after surviving a scary outfield collision with Marcell Ozuna. “You don’t want to get in here (Sunday) with a chance of getting swept”.
Washington Nationals’ Anthony Rendon is safe at home in spite of the tag attempt by Miami Marlins catcher Jeff Mathis (6), on a sacrifice fly by Washington Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman during the first inning of the first baseball. But he gave up seven runs in five innings and Sammy Solis came on in the sixth.NOTES: The Washington Nationals announced Saturday that the team picked up the option on general manager Mike Rizzo’s contract, binding him to the club through the 2018 campaign.
The E:4 led to two runs scoring, putting the Marlins up 2-0 early.
Aside from erratic command, Flores was mostly effective in his second start for the Marlins (he allowed five runs in five innings in a loss to the Phillies last season).
Twins 6, Indians 3 • Juan Centeno took Corey Kluber deep for his first major league homer, Ervin Santana allowed one run in six innings and visiting Minnesota ended an eight-game losing streak.
Yankees 2, White Sox 1 • Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman combined for eight strikeouts and scoreless relief as host NY used its three big bullpen arms in the same game for the first time. Washington RF Bryce Harper dropped the appeal of his one-game suspension and sat out the second game of the day-night doubleheader Saturday against the Marlins.
“(Bonds) gave me the opportunity to swings his bat”, said Ozuna, whose two-out, two-run single sparked a four-run fifth inning.
Marlins 3B Martin Prado has at least three hits in six of his last 17 games. “I used a lot of fastballs”, he said.
The reigning NL MVP was suspended and fined Wednesday by Major League Baseball for his behavior following an ejection in Monday’s 5-4 win over Detroit. Pinch hitter Chris Heisey added a solo homer in the eighth. Harper was ejected in the ninth inning of the Nationals game on Tuesday by home plate umpire Brian Knight after teammate Danny Espinosa struck out.
Jonathan Papelbon, one of three relievers backing up Strasburg, pitched the ninth for his 11th save.
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Ozuna had five hits in the doubleheader and extended his hitting streak to 14 games. His departure, with a 3-0 lead, precipitated a patch-work effort from the bullpen the Marlins had hoped to avoid by bringing up Flores for the start. It was Jose day for the Marlins, as Jose Fernandez was on the mound for Miami, while Joe Ross was on the hill for the Nationals.
