WASHINGTON -- Three innings into the game, Mat Latos was getting into a groove and an ailing Stephen Strasburg was done for the night.
Latos and four relievers combined on a three-hitter, and the Miami Marlins got all the offense they needed early against Strasburg in 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
Strasburg (2-3) left for a pinch hitter in the third inning after allowing two runs and throwing 64 pitches.
"He's got a little issue under his shoulder blade," manager Matt Williams said. "Had it last start. Could be an alignment issue, but as he finishes pitches it grabs him every once in a while. Tonight it got a little bit worse. So we'll have to have the chiropractor look at him."
In the second inning, Strasburg grimaced after throwing a pitch and was visited by the team trainer, pitching coach Steve McCatty and Williams. The right-hander stayed in the game, but not for long.
Strasburg was scheduled to lead off the third and put on a batting helmet, but was told to take a seat in the dugout.
"It's something that's just been lingering and I just felt it more and more," he said. "I felt like it was something that I felt I could have gone through it, but at this point in the season you just want to get it right and not alter your mechanics too much."
Strasburg gave up four hits, walked two and hit a batter with a pitch in his shortest outing since a two-inning stint against Miami on Aug. 28, 2013.
Latos (1-3) allowed one run and two hits over 6 1/3 innings to earn his first win with Miami. He struck out six and walked five. Obtained in an offseason trade with Cincinnati, the five-year veteran came in with a 6.86 ERA over five starts.
"That was probably the best I've felt all year," the right-hander said.
After allowing two walks in the seventh, Latos was replaced by Nick Masset.
"I would have loved to have him get through the seventh, but he gave us everything he had and really kept a great lineup in check," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "He threw a few pitches early, but then kind of settled in."
Steve Cishek worked the ninth to earn his third save and secure the Marlins' 10th win in 13 games.
After a single by Wilson Ramos and an infield error in the Washington ninth, Cishek retired the next three batters.
Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and scored a run for Miami. The 41-year-old has hit safely in 19 of 20 career games against Washington, including the last 11.
Until the ninth, Washington's only hits were a double by Ramos and a third-inning single by pitcher Doug Fister, batting for Strasburg. Bryce Harper's career-best, 20-game run of reaching base ended with an 0-for-4 performance that included two strikeouts.
Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth was given the night off. He's batting .176 with no homers and dropped a fly ball on Monday.
After the start was delayed 28 minutes by rain, Miami went up 2-0 in the second inning. J.T. Realmuto tripled and scored on an opposite-field single by Suzuki, who came home on a throwing error by Strasburg.
Dan Uggla hit a run-scoring grounder in the bottom half.
CAPS FAN
Marlins utility man Jeff Baker, who went to high school in northern Virginia, is an avid Washington Capitals fan. He has an Alex Ovechkin jersey displayed at the empty locker next to his.
"I go to every game they're home during the offseason," Baker said. "I live here in the winter, so I go to every game and I try to watch as much as I can."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: OF Christian Yelich (lower back strain) played seven innings in a rehab game Monday -- going 1 for 3 with a stolen base -- and is slated to play nine innings Wednesday. "He's probably not far off," Redmond said.
Nationals: Now that he's gotten past a left knee sprain that landed him on the disabled list, 3B-2B Anthony Rendon has to recover from an oblique strain. He will be shut down for a few days. "There's no real time frame," Williams said.
UP NEXT
Marlins: In the series finale Wednesday afternoon, RHP Tom Koehler hopes for an encore to his last outing against the Nationals: 7 1/3 innings of six-hit ball in an 8-0 win on April 25.
Nationals: Max Scherzer, whose record (1-3) belies his ERA (1.26), seeks to snap a two-game losing streak. Washington totaled one run in those two defeats.
Latos and four relievers combined on a three-hitter, and the Miami Marlins got all the offense they needed early against Strasburg in 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
Strasburg (2-3) left for a pinch hitter in the third inning after allowing two runs and throwing 64 pitches.
"He's got a little issue under his shoulder blade," manager Matt Williams said. "Had it last start. Could be an alignment issue, but as he finishes pitches it grabs him every once in a while. Tonight it got a little bit worse. So we'll have to have the chiropractor look at him."
In the second inning, Strasburg grimaced after throwing a pitch and was visited by the team trainer, pitching coach Steve McCatty and Williams. The right-hander stayed in the game, but not for long.
Strasburg was scheduled to lead off the third and put on a batting helmet, but was told to take a seat in the dugout.
"It's something that's just been lingering and I just felt it more and more," he said. "I felt like it was something that I felt I could have gone through it, but at this point in the season you just want to get it right and not alter your mechanics too much."
Strasburg gave up four hits, walked two and hit a batter with a pitch in his shortest outing since a two-inning stint against Miami on Aug. 28, 2013.
Latos (1-3) allowed one run and two hits over 6 1/3 innings to earn his first win with Miami. He struck out six and walked five. Obtained in an offseason trade with Cincinnati, the five-year veteran came in with a 6.86 ERA over five starts.
"That was probably the best I've felt all year," the right-hander said.
After allowing two walks in the seventh, Latos was replaced by Nick Masset.
"I would have loved to have him get through the seventh, but he gave us everything he had and really kept a great lineup in check," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "He threw a few pitches early, but then kind of settled in."
Steve Cishek worked the ninth to earn his third save and secure the Marlins' 10th win in 13 games.
After a single by Wilson Ramos and an infield error in the Washington ninth, Cishek retired the next three batters.
Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and scored a run for Miami. The 41-year-old has hit safely in 19 of 20 career games against Washington, including the last 11.
Until the ninth, Washington's only hits were a double by Ramos and a third-inning single by pitcher Doug Fister, batting for Strasburg. Bryce Harper's career-best, 20-game run of reaching base ended with an 0-for-4 performance that included two strikeouts.
Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth was given the night off. He's batting .176 with no homers and dropped a fly ball on Monday.
After the start was delayed 28 minutes by rain, Miami went up 2-0 in the second inning. J.T. Realmuto tripled and scored on an opposite-field single by Suzuki, who came home on a throwing error by Strasburg.
Dan Uggla hit a run-scoring grounder in the bottom half.
CAPS FAN
Marlins utility man Jeff Baker, who went to high school in northern Virginia, is an avid Washington Capitals fan. He has an Alex Ovechkin jersey displayed at the empty locker next to his.
"I go to every game they're home during the offseason," Baker said. "I live here in the winter, so I go to every game and I try to watch as much as I can."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: OF Christian Yelich (lower back strain) played seven innings in a rehab game Monday -- going 1 for 3 with a stolen base -- and is slated to play nine innings Wednesday. "He's probably not far off," Redmond said.
Nationals: Now that he's gotten past a left knee sprain that landed him on the disabled list, 3B-2B Anthony Rendon has to recover from an oblique strain. He will be shut down for a few days. "There's no real time frame," Williams said.
UP NEXT
Marlins: In the series finale Wednesday afternoon, RHP Tom Koehler hopes for an encore to his last outing against the Nationals: 7 1/3 innings of six-hit ball in an 8-0 win on April 25.
Nationals: Max Scherzer, whose record (1-3) belies his ERA (1.26), seeks to snap a two-game losing streak. Washington totaled one run in those two defeats.
7:05PM,EDT,May 5,2015
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Strasburg pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Gordon grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna walked, Stanton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Span grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Harper flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Stephen Strasburg pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Realmuto tripled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki singled to shallow left, Realmuto scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Hechavarría hit by pitch, Suzuki to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Latos sacrificed to catcher, Suzuki to third, Hechavarría to second, Latos safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Strasburg. Suzuki scored on throwing error by pitcher Strasburg. | 2 | 0 |
| Gordon lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Prado lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Stanton flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Zimmerman walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Ramos doubled to right, Zimmerman to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Desmond struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Uggla grounded out to third, Zimmerman scored, Ramos to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Taylor struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Stephen Strasburg pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Ozuna struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Bour walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Realmuto lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Suzuki singled to center, Bour to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Hechavarría flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Fister hit for Strasburg. | 2 | 1 |
| Fister singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Span grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Fister out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| Escobar grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Sammy Solis pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Solis relieved Strasburg. | 2 | 1 |
| Latos struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Gordon grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Prado reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Harper struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Zimmerman struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Ramos grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Sammy Solis pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Ozuna lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Bour grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Realmuto lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Desmond grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Uggla grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Taylor walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Solis grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sammy Solis pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Hechavarría lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Latos popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Span grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Escobar walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Harper struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Treinen pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Treinen relieved Solis. | 2 | 1 |
| Gordon grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Prado struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton to third on wild pitch by Treinen. | 2 | 1 |
| Ozuna fouled out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Ramos walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Desmond struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Uggla walked, Ramos to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Masset relieved Latos. | 2 | 1 |
| Taylor grounded into fielder's choice to third, Ramos out at third, Uggla to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Robinson hit for Treinen. | 2 | 1 |
| Robinson grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Thornton pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Thornton relieved Treinen. | 2 | 1 |
| Baker hit for Bour. | 2 | 1 |
| Baker struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Realmuto lined out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Baker at first base. | 2 | 1 |
| Dunn relieved Masset. | 2 | 1 |
| Span walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Harper popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Ramos relieved Dunn. | 2 | 1 |
| Zimmerman fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Barrett pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Barrett relieved Thornton. | 2 | 1 |
| Hechavarría grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Brignac hit for Ramos. | 2 | 1 |
| Brignac struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Gordon tripled to deep center. | 2 | 1 |
| Prado hit by pitch. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Steve Cishek pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Cishek relieved Ramos. | 2 | 1 |
| Ramos singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Espinosa ran for Ramos. | 2 | 1 |
| Desmond grounded into fielder's choice to second, Espinosa safe at second on error by shortstop Hechavarría. | 2 | 1 |
| Uggla bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Espinosa out at third, Desmond to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Taylor struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Moore hit for Barrett. | 2 | 1 |
| Moore struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gordon 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .422 | .449 | .505 |
| Prado 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .280 | .324 | .390 |
| Stanton RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .260 | .350 | .520 |
| Ozuna CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .303 | .379 | .382 |
| Bour 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .500 | .563 | .786 |
a-Baker PH-1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .250 | .400 | .333 |
| Realmuto C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .233 | .250 | .350 |
| Suzuki LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .293 | .341 | .360 |
| Hechavarría SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .310 | .340 | .450 |
| Latos P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
Masset P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Brignac PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .091 | .286 | .091 |
Cishek P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 157 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for J Bour in the 8th b-struck out swinging for A Ramos in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 3B: Realmuto (2, Strasburg); Gordon (2, Barrett) RBI: Suzuki (7) S: Latos Marlins RISP: 1-8 (Bour 0-1, Suzuki 1-1, Stanton 0-2, Ozuna 0-1, Hechavarría 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Prado 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Stanton (3, 2nd base off Treinen/Ramos) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Hechavarría (2, catch) DP: 1 (Gordon-Hechavarría-Bour). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game is underway after a 52 minute delay. |
| P STRASBURG (RIGHT SHOULDER) LEFT GAME BOT 3RD |
Game Information
| Stadium | Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. |
| Attendance | 25,332 (61.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Iassogna, First Base - Ryan Blakney, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |
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