Nationals blast 6 homers in 18-1 rout of Marlins
Field Level Media
20 Jul 2021, 12:40 GMT+10
Jon Lester pitched seven shutout innings and hit one of Washington s six home runs and the Nationals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 18-1 Monday night.
Juan Soto continued his post-All Star game push with two home runs, a double and five RBIs, giving him five homers and 11 RBIs in four games.
In his longest outing of the season, Lester (3-4) allowed six hits while striking out a season-high seven batters without a walk.
Trea Turner, Josh Bell and Tres Barrera also homered for Washington.
Miguel Rojas had three hits for the Marlins, who have lost three straight and were without several regulars.
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Nationals host struggling Marlins, seek a momentum boost
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19 Jul 2021, 13:40 GMT+10
The Washington Nationals hope to ride the momentum of a walk-off victory into the opener of a three-game series against the Miami Marlins on Monday.
The Nationals have every reason to celebrate after Alcides Escobar s RBI single in the ninth inning gave them an 8-7 victory in their series finaleagainst the San Diego Padres. Washington had surrendered 34 runs in its previous two contests and dropped six in a row overall.
The win on Sunday came one day after an emotionally draining experience in which a shooting from outside Nationals Park put the game of baseball in its proper perspective.
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Jankowski drives in four, Phillies beat Marlins in DH opener
Travis Jankowski drove in four runs, Matt Moore struck out nine while pitching into the fifth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Travis Jankowski drove in four runs, Matt Moore struck out nine while pitching into the fifth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.
The Phillies have won eight of 11 to move within three games of the first-place New York Mets in the NL East.