Miami Marlins Defeat Washington Nationals 4-2, Improve to 66-64

Final result

Miami Marlins defeated Washington Nationals 4-2 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Washington Nationals at 61-70 (.466).

MLB data listed Miami Marlins at 66-64 (.508).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Miami Marlins 2 runs; 2nd — Miami Marlins 1 run; 4th — Washington Nationals 1 run, Miami Marlins 1 run; 5th — Washington Nationals 1 run.

Jakob Marsee (Miami Marlins): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Heriberto Hernández (Miami Marlins): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Eury Pérez (Miami Marlins): 5.0 innings and 4 strikeouts, (W, 7-9). Otto Lopez (Miami Marlins): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 0 runs. Jake Irvin (Washington Nationals): 6.0 innings and 4 strikeouts, (L, 2-8). Dylan Crews (Washington Nationals): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 0 runs.

Heriberto Hernández hit a home run for Miami Marlins in the bottom of the 2nd (1 RBI). Jakob Marsee hit a home run for Miami Marlins in the bottom of the 4th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 2 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Washington Nationals were 61-70, 4th in the division, 14.5 games back in the division, 9th in the wild-card standings, 9.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 18, wild-card elimination number 24.

In the 2026 standings, the Miami Marlins were 66-64, 3rd in the division, 9.0 games back in the division, 5th in the wild-card standings, 3.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 24, wild-card elimination number 30.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings