"The Washington Nationals lost for just the second time in their second time in their last 9 games on Wednesday evening, falling to their National League East rival Miami Marlins by a score of 8-3. While the game started out promising, with the visiting Nationals getting out to a 3-0 lead, they quickly saw their lead evaporate in a nightmare bottom of the 6th inning."
"Josh Bell continued his hot hitting, going 2/4 with a pair of base hits, and Luis Garcia Jr. and Daylen Lile also added 2 hits apiece. James Wood finished 1/4 and struck out 3 times, including an ugly 3-pitch strikeout in his final at-bat that saw him look completely outmatched. He is now 1 strikeout away from tying Adam Dunn's single-season strikeouts record in franchise history, and is barreling towards the MLB record."
"However, there is some reason to be optimistic as the Nationals look to get their 8th victory in their last 10 games and take their third series victory in a row, as the team is set to welcome back an All-Star to the big league club. MacKenzie Gore, who was thought by some to be done for the season after being placed on the 15-day Injured List just a couple weeks ago, will be returning to the mound and pitching the series finale in Miami."
The Nationals led 3-0 early, but surrendered five runs in the sixth after a CJ Abrams fielding error and multiple hits, resulting in an 8-3 loss to the Miami Marlins. Jake Irvin started well but was charged with one earned run after being lifted; PJ Poulin allowed additional runners that completed the rally. Josh Bell went 2-for-4, Luis Garcia Jr. and Daylen Lile had two hits each, and James Wood finished 1-for-4 with three strikeouts, now one strikeout shy of tying the franchise single-season mark. MacKenzie Gore will return from the 15-day injured list to start the series finale, providing a boost.
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