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Meneses hits 2-run single in 8th to lift Nationals to 3-1 win over Marlins

MIAMI (AP) Joey Meneses hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night.

Jacob Young and Trey Lipscomb had two hits each while Derek Law (1-1) struck out five over two scoreless innings of relief for the Nationals.

“That’s a good win on the road - first game of a series,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “The boys really fought. Really proud of the group. It was a group effort.”

The Marlins lost their fourth straight and dropped to an NL-worst 6-21. They remain winless this season in series openers.

“We are not gonna quit. That’s not who we are,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “That’s not in my DNA.”

Marlins reliever Calvin Faucher (1-1) allowed a leadoff single to Lipscomb and walked CJ Abrams with one out. Jesse Winker reached on an infield single before Meneses hit a line drive to center.

“Just tried to relax and go to the plate focused. Trying to look for a good pitch that I know I can take a good swing at,” Meneses said through a translator. “You try to win games any way you can so when you have a big at bat to help the team that way, the emotions just come out.”

Meneses had a similar situation with the bases loaded in the sixth but grounded into a double play to tie it at 1-all.

“I think I was a little more focused on trying to stay short to the ball and try to get a good pitch to hit,” Meneses said of his plate appearance in the eighth.

Kyle Finnegan pitched the ninth for his eighth save.

Marlins starter Anthony Maldonado threw three scoreless innings in his major league debut. Maldonado, who was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville after original starter Jesús Luzardo was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday, allowed three hits and struck out two.

Luzardo experienced tightness in his left elbow during a throwing session Thursday.

Nick Fortes’ RBI single off Nationals starter Trevor Williams in the third put Miami ahead 1-0.

Miami’s Nick Gordon was thrown out at the plate on a relay throw from second baseman Luis García as he attempted to score from first on Vidal Bruján’s single to center in the fourth.

Williams gave up one run and five hits over five innings. The right-hander walked two and struck out one.

“I think every time a starter goes out there we’re giving the team a chance to win,” Williams said. “We’re doing a great job of keeping us within striking distance.“

TRAINER’S ROOM

Nationals: RHP Josiah Gray (right elbow-forearm strain) continues to improve with his throwing program but will need multiple bullpen sessions before a rehab outing. … INF Nick Senzel (stomach illness) felt better and was available off the bench.

Marlins: LHP Braxton Garrett (left shoulder impingement) completed three innings of two-run ball in a 59-pitch rehab outing with Jacksonville on Friday. ... INF Jake Burger (left intercostal muscle strain) took batting practice and had a full infield workout Friday.

UP NEXT

LHP Mitchell Parker (2-0, 1.50) will start for the Nationals on Saturday while the Marlins will go with RHP Edward Cabrera (1-0, 3.27).

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nationals WAS11-14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	8	0
Marlins MIA6-21	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0

loanDepot parkMiami, FL

W: D. Law (1-1)L: C. Faucher (1-1)S: K. Finnegan (8)

WASNationals

MIAMarlins

.D. LawDerek Law
P
2.0 IP, 5 SO, 31 P
.K. FinneganKyle Finnegan
P
1.0 IP, SO, 6 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Abrams SS	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.303	.367	.618	.985	3.0
J. Winker LF	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.284	.404	.432	.836	2.0
J. Meneses 1B	4	0	1	2	0	1	2	.256	.333	.282	.615	2.5
L. Garcia 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.308	.341	.436	.777	0.0
K. Ruiz C	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.158	.238	.237	.475	0.5
E. Rosario RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100	.141	.183	.324	2.0
J. Gallo DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.122	.286	.311	.597	-1.5
T. Lipscomb 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.228	.286	.281	.566	3.0
J. Young CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.353	.686	3.0

HITTERS	AB
C. Abrams SS	3
J. Winker LF	3
J. Meneses 1B	4
L. Garcia 2B	4
K. Ruiz C	3
E. Rosario RF	4
J. Gallo DH	4
T. Lipscomb 3B	4
J. Young CF	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
L. Arraez 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.291	.350	.355	.705	1.0
B. De La Cruz DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.255	.284	.427	.712	1.0
J. Chisholm CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.237	.321	.351	.672	-1.0
J. Bell 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.172	.268	.293	.561	-1.5
J. Sanchez RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.226	.273	.323	.595	0.5
T. Anderson SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.230	.264	.253	.517	0.5
N. Gordon LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.211	.246	.404	.649	3.0
V. Brujan 3B	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	.154	.241	.192	.434	2.5
N. Fortes C	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.122	.173	.163	.336	2.0

HITTERS	AB
L. Arraez 2B	3
B. De La Cruz DH	3
J. Chisholm CF	4
J. Bell 1B	4
J. Sanchez RF	4
T. Anderson SS	4
N. Gordon LF	3
V. Brujan 3B	3
N. Fortes C	3

SH - J. Young (2)
RBI - J. Meneses 2 (12)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Garcia, E. Rosario 2 (2), J. Gallo

RBI - N. Fortes (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Bell, N. Fortes

SB - E. Rosario

SB - N. Gordon

Outfield Assist - E. Rosario, J. Young
DP - (Rosario-Meneses)

DP - 2 (Bell-Anderson-Maldonado; Arraez-Anderson-Bell)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Williams	5.0	5	1	1	2	1	2.70	1.05	7.5
D. Law (W, 1-1)	2.0	1	0	0	0	5	3.38	1.56	14.5
H. Harvey (H, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.46	1.08	3.5
K. Finnegan (S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.38	0.97	10.5

PITCHERS	IP
T. Williams	5.0
D. Law (W, 1-1)	2.0
H. Harvey (H, 8)	1.0
K. Finnegan (S, 8)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Maldonado	3.0	3	0	0	0	2	0.00	1.00	7.0
K. Tyler	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	4.50	0.50	4.5
A. Nardi (BS, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	7.71	1.89	1.5
B. Hoeing	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	1.06	0.82	4.0
C. Faucher (L, 1-1)	0.2	3	2	2	2	1	2.16	1.32	-9.5
B. Smith	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	1.65	4.0

PITCHERS	IP
A. Maldonado	3.0
K. Tyler	2.0
A. Nardi (BS, 3)	1.0
B. Hoeing	1.0
C. Faucher (L, 1-1)	0.2
B. Smith	1.1

Pitches-Strikes - T. Williams 80-46, D. Law 31-22, H. Harvey 10-7, K. Finnegan 6-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Williams 5-3, D. Law 2-0, H. Harvey 2-0, K. Finnegan 1-0
Batters Faced - T. Williams 20, D. Law 7, H. Harvey 3, K. Finnegan 3

Pitches-Strikes - A. Maldonado 36-23, K. Tyler 21-12, A. Nardi 13-8, B. Hoeing 13-7, C. Faucher 22-12, B. Smith 8-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Maldonado 5-0, K. Tyler 5-0, A. Nardi 1-0, B. Hoeing 1-0, C. Faucher 3-0, B. Smith 2-2
Batters Faced - A. Maldonado 11, K. Tyler 7, A. Nardi 4, B. Hoeing 3, C. Faucher 7, B. Smith 4

.D. LawDerek Law
P
2.0 IP, 5 SO, 31 P
.K. FinneganKyle Finnegan
P
1.0 IP, SO, 6 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nationals WAS11-14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	8	0
Marlins MIA6-21	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0

loanDepot parkMiami, FL

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Abrams SS	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.303	.367	.618	.985	3.0
J. Winker LF	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.284	.404	.432	.836	2.0
J. Meneses 1B	4	0	1	2	0	1	2	.256	.333	.282	.615	2.5
L. Garcia 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.308	.341	.436	.777	0.0
K. Ruiz C	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.158	.238	.237	.475	0.5
E. Rosario RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100	.141	.183	.324	2.0
J. Gallo DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.122	.286	.311	.597	-1.5
T. Lipscomb 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.228	.286	.281	.566	3.0
J. Young CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.353	.686	3.0
Total	32	3	8	2	3	7	15	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
C. Abrams SS	3
J. Winker LF	3
J. Meneses 1B	4
L. Garcia 2B	4
K. Ruiz C	3
E. Rosario RF	4
J. Gallo DH	4
T. Lipscomb 3B	4
J. Young CF	3
Total	32

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
L. Arraez 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.291	.350	.355	.705	1.0
B. De La Cruz DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.255	.284	.427	.712	1.0
J. Chisholm CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.237	.321	.351	.672	-1.0
J. Bell 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.172	.268	.293	.561	-1.5
J. Sanchez RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.226	.273	.323	.595	0.5
T. Anderson SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.230	.264	.253	.517	0.5
N. Gordon LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.211	.246	.404	.649	3.0
V. Brujan 3B	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	.154	.241	.192	.434	2.5
N. Fortes C	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.122	.173	.163	.336	2.0
Total	31	1	6	1	2	8	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
L. Arraez 2B	3
B. De La Cruz DH	3
J. Chisholm CF	4
J. Bell 1B	4
J. Sanchez RF	4
T. Anderson SS	4
N. Gordon LF	3
V. Brujan 3B	3
N. Fortes C	3
Total	31

SH - J. Young (2)
RBI - J. Meneses 2 (12)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Garcia, E. Rosario 2 (2), J. Gallo

RBI - N. Fortes (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Bell, N. Fortes

SB - E. Rosario

SB - N. Gordon

Outfield Assist - E. Rosario, J. Young
DP - (Rosario-Meneses)

DP - 2 (Bell-Anderson-Maldonado; Arraez-Anderson-Bell)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Williams	5.0	5	1	1	2	1	2.70	1.05	7.5
D. Law (W, 1-1)	2.0	1	0	0	0	5	3.38	1.56	14.5
H. Harvey (H, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.46	1.08	3.5
K. Finnegan (S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.38	0.97	10.5
Total	9.0	6	1	1	2	8	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. Williams	5.0
D. Law (W, 1-1)	2.0
H. Harvey (H, 8)	1.0
K. Finnegan (S, 8)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Maldonado	3.0	3	0	0	0	2	0.00	1.00	7.0
K. Tyler	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	4.50	0.50	4.5
A. Nardi (BS, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	7.71	1.89	1.5
B. Hoeing	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	1.06	0.82	4.0
C. Faucher (L, 1-1)	0.2	3	2	2	2	1	2.16	1.32	-9.5
B. Smith	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	1.65	4.0
Total	9.0	8	3	3	3	7	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
A. Maldonado	3.0
K. Tyler	2.0
A. Nardi (BS, 3)	1.0
B. Hoeing	1.0
C. Faucher (L, 1-1)	0.2
B. Smith	1.1
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - T. Williams 80-46, D. Law 31-22, H. Harvey 10-7, K. Finnegan 6-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Williams 5-3, D. Law 2-0, H. Harvey 2-0, K. Finnegan 1-0
Batters Faced - T. Williams 20, D. Law 7, H. Harvey 3, K. Finnegan 3

Pitches-Strikes - A. Maldonado 36-23, K. Tyler 21-12, A. Nardi 13-8, B. Hoeing 13-7, C. Faucher 22-12, B. Smith 8-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Maldonado 5-0, K. Tyler 5-0, A. Nardi 1-0, B. Hoeing 1-0, C. Faucher 3-0, B. Smith 2-2
Batters Faced - A. Maldonado 11, K. Tyler 7, A. Nardi 4, B. Hoeing 3, C. Faucher 7, B. Smith 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Fortes singled to right, Brujan scored 0 1
6TH INNING
Meneses grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Young scored, Abrams to third, Winker out at second 1 1
8TH INNING
Meneses singled to center, Abrams and Lipscomb scored, Winker to second 3 1

3RD INNING
	Fortes singled to right, Brujan scored	0	1

6TH INNING
	Meneses grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Young scored, Abrams to third, Winker out at second	1	1

8TH INNING
	Meneses singled to center, Abrams and Lipscomb scored, Winker to second	3	1

1ST INNING
Nationals
A. Maldonado Pitching:
C. Abrams: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Abrams grounded out to pitcher
J. Winker: Winker lined out to center
J. Meneses: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Meneses struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Marlins
T. Williams Pitching:
L. Arraez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Arraez walked
B. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Ball, De La Cruz reached on fielder's choice to third, Arraez out at second
J. Chisholm: Strike swinging, Chisholm fouled out to third
J. Bell: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Bell struck out swinging
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Nationals
A. Maldonado Pitching:
L. Garcia: Garcia singled to center
K. Ruiz: Ball, Strike looking, Ruiz popped out to first
E. Rosario: Ball, Strike looking, Rosario reached on fielder's choice to second, Garcia out at second
J. Gallo: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Rosario stole second, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Gallo struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Marlins
T. Williams Pitching:
J. Sanchez: Foul, Ball, Sanchez reached on an infield single to third
T. Anderson: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Anderson lined into double play right to first, Sanchez out at first
N. Gordon: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Gordon lined out to right
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Nationals
A. Maldonado Pitching:
T. Lipscomb: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Lipscomb singled to center
J. Young: Young reached on an infield single to pitcher, Lipscomb to second
C. Abrams: Ball, Ball, Abrams popped out to shortstop
J. Winker: Winker grounded into double play first to shortstop to pitcher, Young out at second
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Marlins
T. Williams Pitching:
V. Brujan: Foul, Foul, Brujan singled to left
N. Fortes: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Brujan to second on balk, Ball, Ball, Fortes singled to right, Brujan scored
L. Arraez: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Arraez flied out to deep left
B. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, De La Cruz walked, Fortes to second
J. Chisholm: Ball, Chisholm lined out to first
J. Bell: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Bell lined out to right
End of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Nationals
Kyle Tyler relieved Anthony Maldonado
J. Meneses: Ball, Meneses grounded out to second
L. Garcia: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Garcia grounded out to second
K. Ruiz: Ball, Ball, Ruiz grounded out to second
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Marlins
T. Williams Pitching:
J. Sanchez: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Sanchez popped out to catcher
T. Anderson: Anderson singled to deep right
N. Gordon: Strike swinging, Gordon reached on fielder's choice to second, Anderson out at second
V. Brujan: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Brujan singled to center, Gordon out at home
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Nationals
K. Tyler Pitching:
E. Rosario: Rosario grounded out to first
J. Gallo: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Gallo struck out swinging
T. Lipscomb: Lipscomb popped out to first
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Marlins
T. Williams Pitching:
N. Fortes: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Fortes grounded out to shortstop
L. Arraez: Ball, Arraez flied out to left
B. De La Cruz: Ball, De La Cruz grounded out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Nationals
K. Tyler Pitching:
J. Young: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Young reached on an infield single to second
Andrew Nardi relieved Kyle Tyler
C. Abrams: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Abrams singled to right, Young to second
J. Winker: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Winker walked, Young to third, Abrams to second
J. Meneses: Strike looking, Meneses grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Young scored, Abrams to third, Winker out at second
L. Garcia: Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Marlins
Derek Law relieved Trevor Williams
J. Chisholm: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Chisholm struck out swinging
J. Bell: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Bell struck out looking
J. Sanchez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Sanchez struck out swinging
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Nationals
Bryan Hoeing relieved Andrew Nardi
K. Ruiz: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Ruiz struck out swinging
E. Rosario: Ball, Ball, Rosario grounded out to shortstop
J. Gallo: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, Gallo struck out looking
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Marlins
D. Law Pitching:
T. Anderson: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Anderson struck out swinging
N. Gordon: Strike swinging, Ball, Gordon reached on an infield single to second
V. Brujan: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Gordon stole second, Strike swinging, Brujan struck out swinging
N. Fortes: Ball, Strike looking, Fortes grounded out to third
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Nationals
Calvin Faucher relieved Bryan Hoeing
T. Lipscomb: Foul, Ball, Foul, Lipscomb singled to right
J. Young: Foul, Young hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Lipscomb to second
C. Abrams: Ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Abrams intentionally walked
J. Winker: Ball, Ball, Foul, Winker reached on an infield single to second, Lipscomb to third, Abrams to second
J. Meneses: Ball, Meneses singled to center, Abrams and Lipscomb scored, Winker to second
L. Garcia: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul tip, Garcia struck out on foul tip
K. Ruiz: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ruiz walked, Winker to third, Meneses to second
Burch Smith relieved Calvin Faucher
E. Rosario: Strike looking, Rosario flied out to shallow shortstop
Middle of the 8th (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Marlins
Hunter Harvey relieved Derek Law
L. Arraez: Ball, Arraez grounded out to third
B. De La Cruz: Strike looking, De La Cruz grounded out to shortstop
J. Chisholm: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Chisholm struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Nationals
B. Smith Pitching:
J. Gallo: Strike swinging, Gallo flied out to center
T. Lipscomb: Foul, Lipscomb grounded out to shortstop
J. Young: Foul, Young grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Marlins
Kyle Finnegan relieved Hunter Harvey
J. Bell: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Bell struck out swinging
J. Sanchez: Sanchez lined out to shortstop
T. Anderson: Strike looking, Anderson grounded out to second
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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