Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitch- Run line: Nationals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8.5 (9 runs).
Recap
The Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 at Nationals Park in Washington on Aug 31, 2026 to move to 66-74.
The Nationals came back from 3 runs down, trailing 3-0 in the Top 4. They scored 4 runs in the seventh inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | x | 6 |
W: Waldron (2-2) · L: Ekness (1-2) · S: Tolman (0-0)
Scoring plays
Top 4
- MIAWild PitchHernández scored on Perales wild pitch, Sanoja to second on wild pitch by Perales, Ramírez to third on wild pitch by Perales.1-0
- MIASingleStowers singled to center, Ramírez scored and Sanoja scored.3-0
Bottom 5
- WSHHome runLile homered to left center (406 feet), Pinckney scored.3-2
Bottom 7
- WSHHome runLile homered to right (373 feet), Nuñez scored.3-4
- WSHSingleChaparro singled to right, Ortiz scored on throwing error by right fielder Ruiz, Chaparro to second.3-5
- WSHSingleHouse singled to right, Chaparro scored, House to second.3-6
Team stats
- Hits
- 11
- 11
- Home Runs
- 0
- 2
- Runs Batted In
- 2
- 5
- Walks
- 2
- 3
- Strikeouts
- 7
- 9
- Runners Left On Base
- 13
- 16
- Errors
- 1
- 1
Player stats
Marlins · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heriberto Hernandez LF | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .231 | .314 | .464 |
| Otto Lopez SS | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .305 | .340 | .442 |
| Agustin Ramirez DH | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .236 | .335 | .333 |
| Griffin Conine DH | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .251 | .355 | .492 |
| Javier Sanoja 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .280 | .320 | .418 |
| Kyle Stowers 1B | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .245 | .331 | .457 |
| Leo Jimenez 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .199 | .306 | .259 |
| Jakob Marsee CF | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .211 | .331 | .325 |
| Esteury Ruiz RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .238 | .361 | .417 |
| Brian Navarreto C | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .122 | .196 | .220 |
Marlins · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gusto P | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 69-49 | 3.86 | 69 |
| Jack Ralston P | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23-15 | 1.80 | 23 |
| Tyler Zuber P | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24-15 | 3.82 | 24 |
| Josh Ekness P | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18-10 | 2.84 | 18 |
| Cade Gibson P | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-8 | 5.67 | 9 |
Nationals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylen Lile LF | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .257 | .309 | .443 |
| Abimelec Ortiz DH | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .218 | .261 | .425 |
| Andres Chaparro 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .247 | .357 | .507 |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .283 | .322 | .451 |
| Brady House 3B | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .241 | .303 | .402 |
| Jorbit Vivas 2B | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .240 | .334 | .324 |
| Jose Tena 2B | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .227 | .310 | .380 |
| Jacob Young CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .246 | .314 | .393 |
| Nasim Nunez SS | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .216 | .295 | .251 |
| Andrew Pinckney RF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .273 | .320 | .500 |
Nationals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Dion P | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37-26 | 3.38 | 37 |
| Luis Perales P | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34-24 | 21.00 | 34 |
| Matt Waldron P | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41-32 | 6.64 | 41 |
| Erik Tolman P | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21-15 | 0.00 | 21 |
Game info
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- W 5-4 vs MIASat Aug 29
- W 9-2 vs MIAFri Aug 28
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Head to head
- W 6-2 vs WSHSun Aug 23
- W 4-2 vs WSHSat Aug 22
- MIA 2, WSH 3Fri May 8
- MIA 8, WSH 7Sat May 9
- MIA 5, WSH 2Sun May 10
- MIA 7, WSH 3Mon Jun 1
- MIA 7, WSH 3Tue Jun 2
- MIA 4, WSH 1Wed Jun 3
- MIA 3, WSH 2Fri Aug 21
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