"The game got started, as mentioned before, with a flurry of runs on both sides in the first. The Marlins' young left-hander, Robby Snelling, tossed three consecutive curveballs to strike out James Wood in his first big league at-bat. A Curtis Mead double served as the gap between strikeouts, as Snelling would get Brady House to strike out for the second out of the inning. Also interesting to note that those two strikeouts were the only two that Snelling recorded in his five innings of work tonight. The damage came, as it has so often this season, with two outs."
"CJ Abrams jumped on a first pitch curveball and laced it up the middle for an RBI single, and then the big swing would come from Jacob Young. Often overlooked as a power threat, Jacob Young does something every now and then to remind us he's still capable of it. He sure did that tonight, turning on an inside fastball and sending it over the left field wall for a two-run homer, putting the Nats ahead 3-0."
"That lead was immediately threatened in the bottom of the first, as it took Foster Griffin a little while extra to settle into this game. The Marlins jumped on him quickly, with Xavier Edwards leading off the inning with a homer, instantly shortening the lead to 3-1. That wouldn't be all, as Otto Lopez followed up with a double, and then came around to score on a throwing error by Curtis Mead on a ball hit by Kyle Stowers. Just like that, the lead was down to 3-2, wi"
The Nationals and Marlins traded runs in the first inning, leaving the game tied at 3-2 after nine innings. Foster Griffin and Robby Snelling both settled into a pitching duel after the early flurry. Snelling struck out James Wood and Brady House, with the inning’s damage coming with two outs. CJ Abrams drove in a run with an RBI single, and Jacob Young hit a two-run homer to put Washington ahead 3-0. The Marlins responded immediately in the bottom of the first with a leadoff homer by Xavier Edwards, followed by a double from Otto Lopez and a run scored on a throwing error by Curtis Mead. Washington then held the lead through strong relief and a save situation.
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