Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals, August 21, 2026

NationalsWSH
2-3
Final
MarlinsMIA

August 21, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | loanDepot park

Last 5 Form

Washington Nationals

1-4

Last 5
L 3-4
@ NYM
L 0-5
@ TEX
W 6-0
@ TEX
L 0-2
@ TEX
L 2-3
@ MIA

Miami Marlins

2-3

Last 5
W 7-1
@ CIN
L 5-6
@ PHI
L 4-6
@ PHI
L 1-4
@ PHI
W 3-2
vs WSH

Starting Pitchers

Washington Nationals

Brad Lord headshot
Brad Lord
Recorded starter

Miami Marlins

Ryan Gusto headshot
Ryan Gusto
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 21, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Washington Nationals61-69.469#4#914.5
Miami Marlins65-64.504#3#610.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Washington NationalsMiami Marlins
.744
OPS
.726
210
HR
168
821
Runs
715
4.67
ERA
4.09
1.39
WHIP
1.28
1283
Strikeouts by pitchers
1323

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Keibert Ruiz headshot
Keibert Ruiz

6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Andrés Chaparro headshot
Andrés Chaparro

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Abimelec Ortiz headshot
Abimelec Ortiz

2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli

6.0 IP, 11 SO, 0.00 ERA

Will Dion headshot
Will Dion

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Trevor Williams headshot
Trevor Williams

3.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Miami Marlins

Hitters

Javier Sanoja headshot
Javier Sanoja

9 H, 2 HR, 8 RBI

Griffin Conine headshot
Griffin Conine

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Heriberto Hernández headshot
Heriberto Hernández

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Eury Pérez headshot
Eury Pérez

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Josh Ekness headshot
Josh Ekness

3.2 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Ryan Gusto headshot
Ryan Gusto

4.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Ryan Gusto headshot
Ryan Gusto
Miami Marlins, MLBDB pick
Will Dion headshot
Will Dion
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Keibert Ruiz headshot
Keibert Ruiz
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Miami Marlins 3, Washington Nationals 2: WSH 9 hits, MIA 6 hits; WSH 1 error, MIA 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Washington Nationals000001001291
Miami Marlins000000021360

Box Score

Batting

Daylen Lile led Washington Nationals with 3 hits and 1 RBI.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Daylen LileLF5031010
Jorbit Vivas2B5000010
Andrés ChaparroDH3010100
Abimelec Ortiz1B4000010
Brady House3B4010010
Keibert RuizC4121001
Dylan CrewsRF4010010
Nasim NuñezSS3010000
José TenaPH/SS1000010
Jacob YoungCF2100200
Totals35292361

Javier Sanoja led Miami Marlins with 2 hits and 2 RBI.

Miami Marlins batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jakob MarseeCF3110210
Owen CaissieRF2010000
Javier SanojaPH/3B3122010
Griffin Conine1B/RF3000120
Xavier Edwards2B3000100
Otto LopezSS4011000
Heriberto HernándezLF3000110
Joe MackC4000000
Agustín RamírezDH2100210
Leo Jiménez3B/1B1000010
Esteury RuizPH/RF2010010
Totals30363780

Pitching

Will Dion went 3.0 innings for Washington Nationals (4 SO, 0 ER); Ryan Gusto went 4.0 innings for Miami Marlins (2 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Washington Nationals
Brad Lord2.2000110
Will Dion3.0100240
Orlando Ribalta1.1000120
Tom Cosgrove0.1222010
Clayton Beeter0.2311300
Miami Marlins
Ryan Gusto4.0500120
Josh Ekness1.0100000
Tyler Zuber0.2211101
Cade Gibson1.2000020
Calvin Faucher0.2000000
Pete Fairbanks1.0111120
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T6

    Home Run Keibert Ruiz homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • B8

    Single Javier Sanoja singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Jakob Marsee scores. WSH 1, MIA 1

  • B8

    Single Otto Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Javier Sanoja scores. WSH 1, MIA 2

  • T9

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Jacob Young scores. Daylen Lile to 2nd. WSH 2, MIA 2

  • B9

    Single Javier Sanoja singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Agustín Ramírez scores. Esteury Ruiz to 3rd. Jakob Marsee to 2nd. WSH 2, MIA 3

Play-by-Play

All 77 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Single Javier Sanoja singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Agustín Ramírez scores. Esteury Ruiz to 3rd. Jakob Marsee to 2nd. WSH 2, MIA 3

  • B9

    Intent Walk Clayton Beeter intentionally walks Jakob Marsee. WSH 2, MIA 2

  • B9

    Single Esteury Ruiz singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Clayton Beeter. Agustín Ramírez to 3rd. Esteury Ruiz to 2nd. Agustín Ramírez advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by pitcher Clayton Beeter. WSH 2, MIA 2

  • B9

    Walk Agustín Ramírez walks. WSH 2, MIA 2

  • T9

    Flyout Jorbit Vivas flies out to shortstop Otto Lopez. WSH 2, MIA 2

  • T9

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Jacob Young scores. Daylen Lile to 2nd. WSH 2, MIA 2

  • T9

    Walk Jacob Young walks. WSH 1, MIA 2

  • T9

    Strikeout José Tena called out on strikes. WSH 1, MIA 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. WSH 1, MIA 2

  • B8

    Flyout Joe Mack flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 1, MIA 2

  • B8

    Walk Heriberto Hernández walks. WSH 1, MIA 2

  • B8

    Single Otto Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Javier Sanoja scores. WSH 1, MIA 2

  • B8

    Groundout Xavier Edwards grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Javier Sanoja to 2nd. WSH 1, MIA 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Griffin Conine strikes out swinging. WSH 1, MIA 1

  • B8

    Single Javier Sanoja singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Jakob Marsee scores. WSH 1, MIA 1

  • B8

    Triple Jakob Marsee triples (5) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T8

    Pop Out Keibert Ruiz pops out to shortstop Otto Lopez. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T8

    Groundout Brady House grounds out, shortstop Otto Lopez to first baseman Griffin Conine. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T8

    Strikeout Abimelec Ortiz called out on strikes. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Esteury Ruiz strikes out swinging. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • B7

    Walk Agustín Ramírez walks. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • B7

    Groundout Joe Mack grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Heriberto Hernández strikes out swinging. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T7

    Groundout Andrés Chaparro grounds out, third baseman Javier Sanoja to first baseman Leo Jiménez. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T7

    Lineout Jorbit Vivas lines out to pitcher Cade Gibson. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • B6

    Flyout Otto Lopez flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • B6

    Walk Xavier Edwards walks. Jakob Marsee to 2nd. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • B6

    Flyout Griffin Conine flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Javier Sanoja strikes out swinging. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • B6

    Walk Jakob Marsee walks. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T6

    Caught Stealing 3B Nasim Nuñez caught stealing 3rd base, catcher Joe Mack to third baseman Leo Jiménez. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T6

    Walk Jacob Young walks. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T6

    Single Nasim Nuñez singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Owen Caissie. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T6

    Flyout Dylan Crews flies out to center fielder Jakob Marsee. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T6

    Home Run Keibert Ruiz homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. WSH 1, MIA 0

  • T6

    Groundout Brady House grounds out, shortstop Otto Lopez to first baseman Griffin Conine. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Leo Jiménez strikes out swinging. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Agustín Ramírez called out on strikes. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B5

    Pop Out Joe Mack pops out to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T5

    Flyout Abimelec Ortiz flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T5

    Flyout Andrés Chaparro flies out to center fielder Jakob Marsee. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T5

    Flyout Jorbit Vivas flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T5

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Owen Caissie. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B4

    Groundout Heriberto Hernández grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B4

    Flyout Otto Lopez flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B4

    Flyout Xavier Edwards flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T4

    Flyout Jacob Young flies out to center fielder Jakob Marsee. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T4

    Forceout Nasim Nuñez grounds into a force out, second baseman Xavier Edwards to shortstop Otto Lopez. Brady House to 3rd. Dylan Crews out at 2nd. Nasim Nuñez to 1st. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T4

    Single Dylan Crews singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Brady House to 2nd. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Keibert Ruiz pops out to second baseman Xavier Edwards. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T4

    Single Brady House singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jakob Marsee. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Griffin Conine strikes out swinging. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B3

    Single Owen Caissie singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Leo Jiménez to 3rd. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Keibert Ruiz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Jakob Marsee called out on strikes. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B3

    Hit By Pitch Leo Jiménez hit by pitch. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B3

    Groundout Agustín Ramírez grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T3

    Flyout Abimelec Ortiz flies out to center fielder Jakob Marsee. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T3

    Single Andrés Chaparro singles on a line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Jorbit Vivas strikes out swinging. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Daylen Lile pops out to shortstop Otto Lopez. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B2

    Groundout Joe Mack grounds out, first baseman Abimelec Ortiz to pitcher Brad Lord. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B2

    Pop Out Heriberto Hernández pops out to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B2

    Groundout Otto Lopez grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T2

    Flyout Jacob Young flies out to center fielder Jakob Marsee. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T2

    Forceout Nasim Nuñez grounds into a force out, shortstop Otto Lopez to second baseman Xavier Edwards. Dylan Crews out at 2nd. Nasim Nuñez to 1st. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T2

    Forceout Dylan Crews grounds into a force out, second baseman Xavier Edwards to shortstop Otto Lopez. Keibert Ruiz out at 2nd. Dylan Crews to 1st. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T2

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B1

    Lineout Xavier Edwards lines out to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B1

    Walk Griffin Conine walks. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Owen Caissie pops out to third baseman Brady House in foul territory. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • B1

    Flyout Jakob Marsee flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Brady House called out on strikes. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T1

    Flyout Abimelec Ortiz flies out to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Daylen Lile to 3rd. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T1

    Walk Andrés Chaparro walks. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jorbit Vivas grounds out, second baseman Xavier Edwards to first baseman Griffin Conine. Daylen Lile to 2nd. WSH 0, MIA 0

  • T1

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. WSH 0, MIA 0