Washington 12
Miami 3
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 07:10 PM
(ET)
Nats pound Marlins, Harper's hitting streak at 13 games
The Sports Xchange
Jun 20, 2017
MIAMI -- Ryan Zimmerman and Stephen Drew had three RBIs each to lead the Washington Nationals to a 12-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night at Marlins Park.
Bryce Harper, who had a two-run single, extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games as Washington (43-28) snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 4-2 on this road trip.
Washington's 3-4-5-6 batters combined for 10 RBIs. In order, those batters were Harper, Zimmerman, Daniel Murphy and Drew.
Gio Gonzalez, a native of Miami Dade County, improved his record to 7-1, allowing six hits, two walks and three runs in seven innings. He struck out eight.
Miami's Marcell Ozuna, who hit a two-run homer, went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs. The homer was Ozuna's 19th of the season for the Marlins (31-38).
The Marlins' Edinson Volquez (3-8), who entered the game 3-0 with a 1.73 ERA in his past four starts, took the loss. He allowed five hits, five walks and six runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Volquez got wild in the third, and it cost him. He walked Michael Taylor and Trea Turner. That duo combined to execute a double steal on a close call on Taylor at third base. Harper, after oddly bunting foul on the first pitch, lined a single to center to give Washington a 2-0 lead.
Miami closed its deficit to 2-1 in the fourth. Ozuna singled and scored on a one-out double to the left-field corner by J.T. Realmuto. Ozuna, who ran past the stop sign put up by third-base coach Fredi Gonzalez, scored on a head-first dive.
Washington scored four times in the fifth to take a 6-1 lead. Taylor started the rally with a double, scoring on Brian Goodwin's two-out single on a 3-2 pitch. After Harper was walked intentionally, Zimmerman drilled a two-run double to left and Drew capped the rally with an RBI single.
Ozuna's two-run, two-out blast to left cut Miami's deficit to 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth. Ozuna hit a 3-2 pitch from Gonzalez.
Murphy slugged a solo homer in the eighth -- his 12th of the season -- and Washington added five runs in the ninth, including RBI singles by Zimmerman and Murphy and a two-run double by Drew.
NOTES: LHP Braxton Garrett, Miami's top prospect, had elbow surgery on Tuesday. RHP Tyler Kolek, Miami's second-rated prospect, had elbow surgery last year. ... Nationals 3B Anthony Rendon, who suffered a neck stinger while making a diving catch on Monday, missed Tuesday's game. ... Miami rested 3B Derek Dietrich, a lefty hitter, against left-hander Gio Gonzalez. ... Nationals RHP Max Scherzer, who will start Wednesday's series finale, is 2-3 at home but 6-1 with a 1.84 ERA on the road. Overall, he is 8-4 with a 2.26 ERA. In five career starts at Marlins Park, he is 4-1 with a 2.60 ERA.
Jun 20, 2017
MIAMI -- Ryan Zimmerman and Stephen Drew had three RBIs each to lead the Washington Nationals to a 12-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night at Marlins Park.
Bryce Harper, who had a two-run single, extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games as Washington (43-28) snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 4-2 on this road trip.
Washington's 3-4-5-6 batters combined for 10 RBIs. In order, those batters were Harper, Zimmerman, Daniel Murphy and Drew.
Gio Gonzalez, a native of Miami Dade County, improved his record to 7-1, allowing six hits, two walks and three runs in seven innings. He struck out eight.
Miami's Marcell Ozuna, who hit a two-run homer, went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs. The homer was Ozuna's 19th of the season for the Marlins (31-38).
The Marlins' Edinson Volquez (3-8), who entered the game 3-0 with a 1.73 ERA in his past four starts, took the loss. He allowed five hits, five walks and six runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Volquez got wild in the third, and it cost him. He walked Michael Taylor and Trea Turner. That duo combined to execute a double steal on a close call on Taylor at third base. Harper, after oddly bunting foul on the first pitch, lined a single to center to give Washington a 2-0 lead.
Miami closed its deficit to 2-1 in the fourth. Ozuna singled and scored on a one-out double to the left-field corner by J.T. Realmuto. Ozuna, who ran past the stop sign put up by third-base coach Fredi Gonzalez, scored on a head-first dive.
Washington scored four times in the fifth to take a 6-1 lead. Taylor started the rally with a double, scoring on Brian Goodwin's two-out single on a 3-2 pitch. After Harper was walked intentionally, Zimmerman drilled a two-run double to left and Drew capped the rally with an RBI single.
Ozuna's two-run, two-out blast to left cut Miami's deficit to 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth. Ozuna hit a 3-2 pitch from Gonzalez.
Murphy slugged a solo homer in the eighth -- his 12th of the season -- and Washington added five runs in the ninth, including RBI singles by Zimmerman and Murphy and a two-run double by Drew.
NOTES: LHP Braxton Garrett, Miami's top prospect, had elbow surgery on Tuesday. RHP Tyler Kolek, Miami's second-rated prospect, had elbow surgery last year. ... Nationals 3B Anthony Rendon, who suffered a neck stinger while making a diving catch on Monday, missed Tuesday's game. ... Miami rested 3B Derek Dietrich, a lefty hitter, against left-hander Gio Gonzalez. ... Nationals RHP Max Scherzer, who will start Wednesday's series finale, is 2-3 at home but 6-1 with a 1.84 ERA on the road. Overall, he is 8-4 with a 2.26 ERA. In five career starts at Marlins Park, he is 4-1 with a 2.60 ERA.
