WASHINGTON -- All it took was two blown leads and an extra-inning loss in Game 3 of the young season for Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker already to be defending his relief corps.
"I mean, my bullpen -- I love my bullpen," Baker said. "These guys are going to be one of the best, if they're not already."
They were not at their best on this night. Justin Bour doubled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 10th after the Marlins erased deficits in the eighth and ninth innings, and Miami earned its first win by beating Washington 4-3 Thursday.
The Nationals went into this season without an experienced, established closer after losing Mark Melancon to free agency. Instead, Blake Treinen won a spring training competition and he, Shawn Kelley and Sammy Solis all had a hand in this defeat, as did Joe Blanton.
"Whether they're closing or pitching in the eighth or getting left-handed guys out, it doesn't matter," said Ryan Zimmerman, whose tiebreaking homer in the eighth briefly put Washington up 3-2. "But I think everybody in this room has confidence in all those guys down there, in whatever they're asked to do."
In a game delayed by rain for more than an hour both at the start and in the middle of the sixth, Bour sent a shot off Blanton (0-1) down the left field line. That brought home J.T. Realmuto, whose single in the 10th was his third hit of the game, including a two-run homer in the eighth off Kelley that made it 2-all.
David Phelps (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless ninth. A.J. Ramos, Miami's sixth pitcher, worked the 10th to earn his first save.
Washington entered the eighth with a 2-0 edge thanks to homers from Adam Eaton and Jayson Werth.
But Kelley walked Christian Yelich then gave up Realmuto's second homer of the season.
"That's when I usually make my best pitches," Kelley said, "and I didn't tonight."
After Zimmerman put Washington back in front, pinch-hitter Tyler Moore -- a former member of the Nationals -- delivered an RBI single up the middle off Treinen with a 2-2 count and two outs in the ninth.
"I love those guys over there," Moore said, "but right now I'm with the Marlins, and I love these guys over here."
Treinen came in with a man on third, put there by Solis.
"I got myself in a position where I should've had success," said Treinen, who saved the first games of the series. "I just didn't execute the pitch that I wanted to throw. It came back to bite us."
QUOTABLE
"Once you lose the first two, you're basically in salvage mode, right? You never want to walk out of here 0-3 to start the season." -- Marlins manager Don Mattingly.
LONG DAY'S NIGHT
A game that began 1 hour, 20 minutes late because of showers was held up for another 63 minutes in the middle of the sixth.
"A long game. Took a long time," Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez said. "I was up pretty early today and leaving pretty late."
The Nationals were taking a bus ride to Philadelphia for their next series, departing about an hour after game's end.
FOR STARTERS
Both starters left after the rain delay. Gonzalez allowed seven singles and struck out seven in six scoreless innings. Miami's Tom Koehler gave up one run in five innings.
SUN MONSTER
On a sinking liner by Realmuto in the second, RF Bryce Harper ducked to shield his eyes from the late-afternoon sun and awkwardly stumbled to the ground -- but managed to make the catch, earning applause from Gonzalez.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Open a three-game series at the Mets on Friday, with LHP Wei-Yin Chen on the mound.
Nationals: NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer pitches Friday against the Phillies.
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Miami Marlins
"I mean, my bullpen -- I love my bullpen," Baker said. "These guys are going to be one of the best, if they're not already."
They were not at their best on this night. Justin Bour doubled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 10th after the Marlins erased deficits in the eighth and ninth innings, and Miami earned its first win by beating Washington 4-3 Thursday.
The Nationals went into this season without an experienced, established closer after losing Mark Melancon to free agency. Instead, Blake Treinen won a spring training competition and he, Shawn Kelley and Sammy Solis all had a hand in this defeat, as did Joe Blanton.
"Whether they're closing or pitching in the eighth or getting left-handed guys out, it doesn't matter," said Ryan Zimmerman, whose tiebreaking homer in the eighth briefly put Washington up 3-2. "But I think everybody in this room has confidence in all those guys down there, in whatever they're asked to do."
In a game delayed by rain for more than an hour both at the start and in the middle of the sixth, Bour sent a shot off Blanton (0-1) down the left field line. That brought home J.T. Realmuto, whose single in the 10th was his third hit of the game, including a two-run homer in the eighth off Kelley that made it 2-all.
David Phelps (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless ninth. A.J. Ramos, Miami's sixth pitcher, worked the 10th to earn his first save.
Washington entered the eighth with a 2-0 edge thanks to homers from Adam Eaton and Jayson Werth.
But Kelley walked Christian Yelich then gave up Realmuto's second homer of the season.
"That's when I usually make my best pitches," Kelley said, "and I didn't tonight."
After Zimmerman put Washington back in front, pinch-hitter Tyler Moore -- a former member of the Nationals -- delivered an RBI single up the middle off Treinen with a 2-2 count and two outs in the ninth.
"I love those guys over there," Moore said, "but right now I'm with the Marlins, and I love these guys over here."
Treinen came in with a man on third, put there by Solis.
"I got myself in a position where I should've had success," said Treinen, who saved the first games of the series. "I just didn't execute the pitch that I wanted to throw. It came back to bite us."
QUOTABLE
"Once you lose the first two, you're basically in salvage mode, right? You never want to walk out of here 0-3 to start the season." -- Marlins manager Don Mattingly.
LONG DAY'S NIGHT
A game that began 1 hour, 20 minutes late because of showers was held up for another 63 minutes in the middle of the sixth.
"A long game. Took a long time," Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez said. "I was up pretty early today and leaving pretty late."
The Nationals were taking a bus ride to Philadelphia for their next series, departing about an hour after game's end.
FOR STARTERS
Both starters left after the rain delay. Gonzalez allowed seven singles and struck out seven in six scoreless innings. Miami's Tom Koehler gave up one run in five innings.
SUN MONSTER
On a sinking liner by Realmuto in the second, RF Bryce Harper ducked to shield his eyes from the late-afternoon sun and awkwardly stumbled to the ground -- but managed to make the catch, earning applause from Gonzalez.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Open a three-game series at the Mets on Friday, with LHP Wei-Yin Chen on the mound.
Nationals: NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer pitches Friday against the Phillies.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Gordon bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Turner grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Eaton homered to right (382 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Harper lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Ozuna struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Realmuto lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Bour hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Hechavarria lined out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Zimmerman doubled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| Rendon flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Werth grounded out to shortstop. Wieters intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Gonzalez grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Koehler struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Gordon grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Rojas singled to deep center. | 0 | 1 |
| Yelich grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Turner singled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| Turner stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Eaton struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Harper intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Murphy singled to right, Turner to third, Harper to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Zimmerman grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Murphy out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Stanton grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Ozuna singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Realmuto reached on infield single to shortstop, Ozuna to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bour grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, Realmuto out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Rendon walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Werth flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Wieters popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Hechavarria popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Koehler struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Gordon singled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| Gordon stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Rojas struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Eaton grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Harper lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Yelich singled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| Stanton singled to left, Yelich to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Ozuna grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Stanton out at second, Yelich to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Realmuto intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Ziegler relieved Koehler. | 0 | 1 |
| Murphy lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Zimmerman struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Rendon grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Koda Glover pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Glover relieved Gonzalez. | 0 | 1 |
| Hechavarria reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Dietrich hit for Ziegler. | 0 | 1 |
| Hechavarria to second on passed ball by Wieters. | 0 | 1 |
| Dietrich lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Gordon lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Suzuki hit for Rojas. | 0 | 1 |
| Suzuki grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Barraclough pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Barraclough relieved Ziegler. | 0 | 1 |
| Dietrich at third base. | 0 | 1 |
| Werth homered to left center (390 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Wieters walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Drew hit for Glover. | 0 | 2 |
| Drew flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Eaton grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Kelley pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Kelley relieved Glover. | 0 | 2 |
| Yelich walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Ozuna flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Yelich to second on wild pitch by Kelley. | 0 | 2 |
| Realmuto homered to center (407 feet), Yelich scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Bour grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Tazawa relieved Barraclough. | 2 | 2 |
| Harper grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Murphy flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Zimmerman homered to center (416 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Rendon popped out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Sammy Solis pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Solís relieved Kelley. | 2 | 3 |
| Hechavarria walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Dietrich singled to center, Hechavarria to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Gordon grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Dietrich out at second, Hechavarria to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Moore hit for Tazawa. | 2 | 3 |
| Treinen relieved Solís. | 2 | 3 |
| Moore singled to center, Hechavarria scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Yelich struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Phelps relieved Tazawa. | 3 | 3 |
| Werth reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Wieters grounded out to second, Werth to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Lind hit for Treinen. | 3 | 3 |
| Lind intentionally walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Turner lined into double play, to first, Lind doubled off first. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Joe Blanton pitching for Washington | MIA | WSH |
| Blanton relieved Treinen. | 3 | 3 |
| Stanton reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Ozuna grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Stanton out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| Realmuto singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Bour doubled to deep left, Realmuto scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Hechavarria lined out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| AJ Ramos pitching for Miami | MIA | WSH |
| Ramos relieved Phelps. | 4 | 3 |
| Eaton struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| Harper walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Murphy singled to deep left center, Harper to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Zimmerman popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Rendon popped out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Miami Marlins
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .154 | .214 | .154 |
| Rojas 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
a-Suzuki PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Tazawa P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Moore PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
Phelps P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Yelich CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .308 | .357 | .308 |
| Stanton RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .231 | .231 | .308 |
| Ozuna LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .308 | .308 | .308 |
| Realmuto C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .583 | .643 | 1.167 |
| Bour 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .091 | .231 | .182 |
| Hechavarria SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .182 | .250 | .182 |
| Koehler P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ziegler P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Dietrich PH-3B
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .143 | .333 | .143 |
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 163 | |||
| a-grounded to second for M Rojas in the 7th b-lined out to left for B Ziegler in the 7th c-singled to center for J Tazawa in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Bour (1, Blanton) HR: Realmuto (2, 8th inning off Kelley 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Realmuto 2 (4), Moore (1), Bour (1) 2-out RBI: Realmuto 2, Moore, Bour GIDP: Bour, Ozuna 2, Gordon Marlins RISP: 2-11 (Hechavarria 0-1, Rojas 0-1, Suzuki 0-1, Ozuna 0-1, Moore 1-1, Dietrich 0-1, Gordon 0-2, Bour 0-2, Realmuto 1-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gordon (1, 2nd base off Gonzalez/Wieters) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Hechavarria-Gordon-Bour, Bour). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game is underway after a 1 hour and 5 minute delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. |
| Attendance | 19,418 (46.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:26 |
| Weather | 56 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Hickox, First Base - Chris Conroy, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Ron Kulpa |
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