Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins, August 28, 2026

MarlinsMIA
2-9
Final
NationalsWSH

August 28, 2026, 6:45 PM ET | Nationals Park

Last 5 Form

Miami Marlins

2-3

Last 5
W 6-2
vs WSH
L 2-4
vs BOS
L 3-7
vs BOS
W 4-0
vs BOS
L 2-9
@ WSH

Washington Nationals

3-2

Last 5
W 13-3
vs COL
L 1-3
vs COL
L 1-13
vs COL
W 7-1
vs COL
W 9-2
vs MIA

Starting Pitchers

Miami Marlins

Eury Pérez headshot
Eury Pérez
Recorded starter

Washington Nationals

Jackson Kent headshot
Jackson Kent
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 28, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Miami Marlins68-67.504#3#512.0
Washington Nationals64-73.467#4#917.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Miami MarlinsWashington Nationals
.726
OPS
.744
168
HR
210
715
Runs
821
4.09
ERA
4.67
1.28
WHIP
1.39
1323
Strikeouts by pitchers
1283

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.

Miami Marlins

Hitters

Heriberto Hernández headshot
Heriberto Hernández

7 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Xavier Edwards headshot
Xavier Edwards

6 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Otto Lopez headshot
Otto Lopez

6 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Ryan Gusto headshot
Ryan Gusto

5.2 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jack Ralston headshot
Jack Ralston

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sandy Alcantara headshot
Sandy Alcantara

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.29 ERA

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Daylen Lile headshot
Daylen Lile

9 H, 3 HR, 9 RBI

Brady House headshot
Brady House

3 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Dylan Crews headshot
Dylan Crews

6 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Jackson Kent headshot
Jackson Kent

7.0 IP, 3 SO, 1.29 ERA

Jake Irvin headshot
Jake Irvin

4.1 IP, 6 SO, 2.08 ERA

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Jackson Kent headshot
Jackson Kent
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Brady House headshot
Brady House
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Harry Ford headshot
Harry Ford
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Washington Nationals 9, Miami Marlins 2: MIA 5 hits, WSH 7 hits; MIA 1 error, WSH 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Miami Marlins010000010251
Washington Nationals00500040x970

Box Score

Batting

5 players led Miami Marlins with 1 hit each.

Miami Marlins batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Heriberto HernándezLF3111101
Agustín RamírezDH3000100
Otto LopezSS4010010
Javier SanojaRF/3B3110100
Xavier Edwards2B4011000
Kyle Stowers1B3010000
Owen CaissieRF1000010
Leo Jiménez3B/1B3000110
Esteury RuizCF3000110
Joe MackC3000000
Brian NavarretoC0000000
Totals30252541

Abimelec Ortiz led Washington Nationals with 2 hits.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
CJ AbramsSS3100110
Abimelec Ortiz1B4120020
Dylan CrewsRF4112010
Daylen LileLF3111110
Brady House3B4113021
Jorbit Vivas2B4010000
Harry FordC4111001
Andrés ChaparroDH2200210
Jacob YoungCF3100100
Totals31977582

Pitching

Patrick Monteverde went 4.0 innings for Miami Marlins (2 SO, 4 ER); Jackson Kent went 7.0 innings for Washington Nationals (3 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Miami Marlins
Eury Pérez3.0255451
Tyler Zuber1.0000010
Patrick Monteverde4.0544121
Washington Nationals
Jackson Kent7.0311430
Max Kranick2.0211111
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

  • T2

    Single Xavier Edwards singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews, deflected by second baseman Jorbit Vivas. Javier Sanoja scores. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • B3

    Walk Daylen Lile walks. MIA 1, WSH 2

  • B3

    Home Run Brady House homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. CJ Abrams scores. Daylen Lile scores. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B7

    Home Run Harry Ford homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. MIA 1, WSH 6

  • B7

    Double Dylan Crews doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Andrés Chaparro scores. Abimelec Ortiz scores. MIA 1, WSH 8

  • B7

    Triple Daylen Lile triples (6) on a line drive to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Dylan Crews scores. MIA 1, WSH 9

  • T8

    Home Run Heriberto Hernández homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. MIA 2, WSH 9

Play-by-Play

All 71 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Esteury Ruiz flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • T9

    Walk Leo Jiménez walks. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • T9

    Strikeout Owen Caissie strikes out swinging. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • T9

    Flyout Xavier Edwards flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • B8

    Flyout Jacob Young flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • B8

    Pop Out Andrés Chaparro pops out to shortstop Otto Lopez. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • B8

    Flyout Harry Ford flies out to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • B8

    Single Jorbit Vivas singles on a line drive to right fielder Owen Caissie. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • T8

    Grounded Into DP Javier Sanoja grounds into a double play, shortstop CJ Abrams to second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Otto Lopez out at 2nd. Javier Sanoja out at 1st. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • T8

    Single Otto Lopez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • T8

    Pop Out Agustín Ramírez pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • T8

    Home Run Heriberto Hernández homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. MIA 2, WSH 9

  • B7

    Strikeout Brady House strikes out swinging. MIA 1, WSH 9

  • B7

    Triple Daylen Lile triples (6) on a line drive to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Dylan Crews scores. MIA 1, WSH 9

  • B7

    Double Dylan Crews doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Andrés Chaparro scores. Abimelec Ortiz scores. MIA 1, WSH 8

  • B7

    Single Abimelec Ortiz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Javier Sanoja. Andrés Chaparro to 3rd. MIA 1, WSH 6

  • B7

    Flyout CJ Abrams flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. MIA 1, WSH 6

  • B7

    Lineout Jacob Young lines out to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. MIA 1, WSH 6

  • B7

    Walk Andrés Chaparro walks. MIA 1, WSH 6

  • B7

    Home Run Harry Ford homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. MIA 1, WSH 6

  • T7

    Groundout Joe Mack grounds out, pitcher Jackson Kent to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T7

    Walk Esteury Ruiz walks. Kyle Stowers to 2nd. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T7

    Strikeout Leo Jiménez strikes out swinging. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T7

    Single Kyle Stowers singles on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jacob Young. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T7

    Groundout Xavier Edwards grounds out softly, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B6

    Groundout Jorbit Vivas grounds out to first baseman Kyle Stowers. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B6

    Groundout Brady House grounds out, shortstop Otto Lopez to first baseman Kyle Stowers. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B6

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T6

    Flyout Javier Sanoja flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T6

    Strikeout Otto Lopez strikes out swinging. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T6

    Walk Agustín Ramírez walks. Heriberto Hernández to 2nd. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T6

    Walk Heriberto Hernández walks. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T6

    Groundout Joe Mack grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B5

    Flyout Dylan Crews flies out to right fielder Javier Sanoja. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B5

    Strikeout Abimelec Ortiz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Abimelec Ortiz called out on strikes. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B5

    Flyout CJ Abrams flies out to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T5

    Lineout Esteury Ruiz lines out sharply to left fielder Daylen Lile. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T5

    Groundout Leo Jiménez grounds out, pitcher Jackson Kent to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T5

    Groundout Kyle Stowers grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B4

    Groundout Jacob Young grounds out, third baseman Leo Jiménez to first baseman Kyle Stowers. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B4

    Strikeout Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B4

    Lineout Harry Ford lines out to second baseman Xavier Edwards. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP Xavier Edwards grounds into a double play, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Javier Sanoja out at 2nd. Xavier Edwards out at 1st. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T4

    Walk Javier Sanoja walks. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • T4

    Groundout Otto Lopez grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B3

    Groundout Jorbit Vivas grounds out, shortstop Otto Lopez to first baseman Kyle Stowers. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B3

    Home Run Brady House homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. CJ Abrams scores. Daylen Lile scores. MIA 1, WSH 5

  • B3

    Walk Daylen Lile walks. MIA 1, WSH 2

  • B3

    Strikeout Joe Mack challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Dylan Crews called out on strikes. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Abimelec Ortiz strikes out swinging. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • B3

    Walk CJ Abrams walks. Andrés Chaparro to 3rd. Jacob Young to 2nd. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • B3

    Walk Jacob Young walks. Andrés Chaparro to 2nd. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • B3

    Walk Andrés Chaparro walks. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • T3

    Groundout Agustín Ramírez grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Heriberto Hernández pops out to second baseman Jorbit Vivas. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • T3

    Flyout Joe Mack flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • B2

    Flyout Harry Ford flies out to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • B2

    Groundout Jorbit Vivas grounds out, second baseman Xavier Edwards to first baseman Kyle Stowers. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Brady House strikes out swinging. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • T2

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

  • T2

    Fielders Choice Out Leo Jiménez reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Abimelec Ortiz to catcher Harry Ford. Xavier Edwards out at home. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • T2

    Groundout Kyle Stowers grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Xavier Edwards to 3rd. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • T2

    Single Xavier Edwards singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews, deflected by second baseman Jorbit Vivas. Javier Sanoja scores. MIA 1, WSH 0

  • T2

    Double Javier Sanoja doubles (28) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. MIA 0, WSH 0

  • B1

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

  • B1

    Pop Out Dylan Crews pops out to shortstop Otto Lopez. MIA 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Double Abimelec Ortiz doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Javier Sanoja. MIA 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. MIA 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Lineout Otto Lopez lines out to center fielder Jacob Young. MIA 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Groundout Agustín Ramírez grounds out softly, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. MIA 0, WSH 0

  • T1

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