MIAMI -- The celebratory shaving cream in Marcell Ozuna's ears provided a clue: This time it was the Miami Marlins with the walk-off hit.
After blowing leads and losing on the final pitch in back-to-back weekend games, the Marlins overcame an early six-run deficit Monday night, and Ozuna singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning to beat the Washington Nationals 8-7.
Justin Bour helped reverse the script for Miami when he tied the game at 6 in the third with a grand slam , his 18th homer. Giancarlo Stanton also hit his 18th to make it 7-all in the seventh.
"That was a lot of fun," Bour said. "It was a great ballgame to be a part of. We were down six but never really out of it."
Miami bounced back after losing twice in Atlanta on walk-off hits by Brandon Phillips.
"Guys have pretty short memories. You move forward all the time," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "We've really had a lot of guys swinging the bat well, and I think it gives us confidence."
Bryce Harper hit his 18th homer for Washington. Anthony Rendon also homered before leaving in the fifth with a neck stinger he sustained diving for a grounder. His status is day to day.
"Nothing too serious," Rendon said. "Just trying to be a little cautious. A little scary; a jolt of pain. We'll see how it feels Tuesday."
Enny Romero (2-3) retired his first two batters in the ninth but walked Dee Gordon on four pitches. Gordon stole second and went to third on a sharp infield single by Stanton before Christian Yelich walked on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases.
Ozuna badly missed a 99 mph fastball to fall behind 0-2. Romero's next pitch was clocked at 96 mph, and Ozuna launched it to the warning track in left-center, triggering a celebration that included a shaving cream pie to his face .
"After swinging at a fastball at 99, I said, `OK, stay short and put the ball in play," Ozuna said. "That's what I did."
The bullpen failure was all too familiar for the Nationals.
"These guys have been giving up runs late," Mattingly said. "You get into that bullpen, you never know what's going to happen, but you know you have a chance to score some runs."
Washington's Tanner Roark squandered a 6-0 lead by giving up six runs in the third and failed to make it through the inning. The right-hander has an ERA of 7.94 in his past three starts.
"You get a six-run lead and give it up -- that's pathetic on my part," Roark said. "You get punched in the face and knocked down, you've got to get back up. This one hurt, but it's a long season and you've got to keep going."
A.J. Ramos (2-3), the Marlins' sixth pitcher, worked around a leadoff walk in a scoreless ninth.
Miami won for the 11th time in the past 13 home games.
GOOD DEFENSE
Nationals center fielder Michael A. Taylor had a two-run single, threw out two runners on the bases and robbed the Marlins of a run with a running, backhand catch on the warning track.
HARPER'S HOMER
Harper was slow to realize he had homered in the first inning. His line drive barely cleared the right-field fence and caromed back onto the field, and the slugger took a big turn before returning to first base, thinking he had settled for a long single. Only then did he realize the umpires were signaling the hit was a home run.
The homer was Harper's second against a left-hander this year. He extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
ROSTER MOVE
Before the game, the Marlins optioned RHP Drew Steckenrider to Triple-A New Orleans so they could reinstate starter Justin Nicolino from the disabled list. Nicolino lasted only three innings in his return from a bruised left index finger. Pitching for the first time since May 30, he allowed six runs, three earned.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: OF Jayson Werth (bruised foot) has yet to begin baseball activities, and there's no timetable for his return, manager Dusty Baker said.
Marlins: 3B Martin Prado (hamstring) and SS Adeiny Hechavarria (oblique) have had two games rained out since beginning minor league rehab assignments, delaying their return to the majors. Both are expected to play several more games before rejoining the Marlins.
UP NEXT
Nationals LHP Gio Gonzalez (6-1, 2.89 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday against RHP Edinson Volquez (3-7, 3.72).
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Washington Nationals
After blowing leads and losing on the final pitch in back-to-back weekend games, the Marlins overcame an early six-run deficit Monday night, and Ozuna singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning to beat the Washington Nationals 8-7.
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"That was a lot of fun," Bour said. "It was a great ballgame to be a part of. We were down six but never really out of it."
Miami bounced back after losing twice in Atlanta on walk-off hits by Brandon Phillips.
"Guys have pretty short memories. You move forward all the time," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "We've really had a lot of guys swinging the bat well, and I think it gives us confidence."
Bryce Harper hit his 18th homer for Washington. Anthony Rendon also homered before leaving in the fifth with a neck stinger he sustained diving for a grounder. His status is day to day.
"Nothing too serious," Rendon said. "Just trying to be a little cautious. A little scary; a jolt of pain. We'll see how it feels Tuesday."
Enny Romero (2-3) retired his first two batters in the ninth but walked Dee Gordon on four pitches. Gordon stole second and went to third on a sharp infield single by Stanton before Christian Yelich walked on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases.
Ozuna badly missed a 99 mph fastball to fall behind 0-2. Romero's next pitch was clocked at 96 mph, and Ozuna launched it to the warning track in left-center, triggering a celebration that included a shaving cream pie to his face .
"After swinging at a fastball at 99, I said, `OK, stay short and put the ball in play," Ozuna said. "That's what I did."
The bullpen failure was all too familiar for the Nationals.
"These guys have been giving up runs late," Mattingly said. "You get into that bullpen, you never know what's going to happen, but you know you have a chance to score some runs."
Washington's Tanner Roark squandered a 6-0 lead by giving up six runs in the third and failed to make it through the inning. The right-hander has an ERA of 7.94 in his past three starts.
"You get a six-run lead and give it up -- that's pathetic on my part," Roark said. "You get punched in the face and knocked down, you've got to get back up. This one hurt, but it's a long season and you've got to keep going."
A.J. Ramos (2-3), the Marlins' sixth pitcher, worked around a leadoff walk in a scoreless ninth.
Miami won for the 11th time in the past 13 home games.
GOOD DEFENSE
Nationals center fielder Michael A. Taylor had a two-run single, threw out two runners on the bases and robbed the Marlins of a run with a running, backhand catch on the warning track.
HARPER'S HOMER
Harper was slow to realize he had homered in the first inning. His line drive barely cleared the right-field fence and caromed back onto the field, and the slugger took a big turn before returning to first base, thinking he had settled for a long single. Only then did he realize the umpires were signaling the hit was a home run.
The homer was Harper's second against a left-hander this year. He extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
ROSTER MOVE
Before the game, the Marlins optioned RHP Drew Steckenrider to Triple-A New Orleans so they could reinstate starter Justin Nicolino from the disabled list. Nicolino lasted only three innings in his return from a bruised left index finger. Pitching for the first time since May 30, he allowed six runs, three earned.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: OF Jayson Werth (bruised foot) has yet to begin baseball activities, and there's no timetable for his return, manager Dusty Baker said.
Marlins: 3B Martin Prado (hamstring) and SS Adeiny Hechavarria (oblique) have had two games rained out since beginning minor league rehab assignments, delaying their return to the majors. Both are expected to play several more games before rejoining the Marlins.
UP NEXT
Nationals LHP Gio Gonzalez (6-1, 2.89 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday against RHP Edinson Volquez (3-7, 3.72).
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Washington - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| T. Turner lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Raburn singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Harper homered to right center (399 feet), Raburn scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Gordon singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Stanton grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Gordon out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Rendon homered to center (398 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| Wieters grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Taylor doubled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Roark flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| T. Turner popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Ozuna lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Bour grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Raburn safe at first on error by third baseman Dietrich. | 3 | 0 |
| Harper grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Raburn safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Nicolino. | 3 | 0 |
| Zimmerman flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Murphy doubled to right, Raburn scored, Harper to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Rendon intentionally walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Wieters grounded into fielder's choice to third, Harper out at home, Murphy to third, Rendon to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Taylor singled to center, Murphy and Rendon scored, Wieters to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Roark grounded out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Dietrich singled to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Riddle tripled to deep center, Dietrich scored. | 6 | 1 |
| Suzuki hit for Nicolino. | 6 | 1 |
| Suzuki flied out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| Gordon grounded out to shortstop, Riddle scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Stanton reached on infield single to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Yelich walked, Stanton to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Ozuna walked, Stanton to third, Yelich to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Bour homered to right (414 feet), Stanton, Yelich and Ozuna scored. | 6 | 6 |
| Realmuto singled to center. | 6 | 6 |
| Grace relieved Roark. | 6 | 6 |
| Realmuto to second on wild pitch by Grace. | 6 | 6 |
| Dietrich flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Worley relieved Nicolino. | 6 | 6 |
| T. Turner singled to right. | 6 | 6 |
| Raburn grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, T. Turner out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| Harper lined out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, -1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Grace pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Riddle fouled out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| Worley grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Gordon reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 6 | 6 |
| Gordon stole second, Gordon safe at third on throwing error by catcher Wieters. | 6 | 6 |
| Stanton grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Zimmerman singled to right. | 6 | 6 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Drew hit for Rendon. | 6 | 6 |
| Drew doubled to left, Zimmerman scored. | 7 | 6 |
| Wieters struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Taylor flied out to right. | 7 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Grace pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Drew at third base. | 7 | 6 |
| Yelich hit by pitch. | 7 | 6 |
| Ozuna singled to center, Yelich thrown out at third. | 7 | 6 |
| Bour grounded into fielder's choice to second, Ozuna out at second. | 7 | 6 |
| Bour to second on wild pitch by Grace. | 7 | 6 |
| Realmuto flied out to right. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Ross hit for Grace. | 7 | 6 |
| Ross doubled to left. | 7 | 6 |
| García relieved Worley. | 7 | 6 |
| T. Turner flied out to center. | 7 | 6 |
| Raburn popped out to second. | 7 | 6 |
| Harper grounded out to second. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Pérez relieved Grace. | 7 | 6 |
| Dietrich singled to center, Dietrich out stretching at second. | 7 | 6 |
| Riddle struck out looking. | 7 | 6 |
| Colón hit for García. | 7 | 6 |
| Colón struck out looking. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dustin McGowan pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Miami's C Colon ejected by C Torres in the 7th. | 7 | 6 |
| McGowan relieved García. | 7 | 6 |
| Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| Murphy flied out to right. | 7 | 6 |
| Drew singled to left center. | 7 | 6 |
| Wieters grounded out to second. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Gordon lined out to center. | 7 | 6 |
| J. Turner relieved Pérez. | 7 | 6 |
| Stanton homered to right (398 feet). | 7 | 7 |
| Yelich walked. | 7 | 7 |
| Ozuna grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Yelich out at second. | 7 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Barraclough pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Barraclough relieved McGowan. | 7 | 7 |
| Taylor struck out looking. | 7 | 7 |
| Lind hit for J. Turner. | 7 | 7 |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| T. Turner singled to left. | 7 | 7 |
| Raburn struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Enny Romero pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Romero relieved J. Turner. | 7 | 7 |
| Bour singled to right. | 7 | 7 |
| Realmuto grounded into double play, third to second to first, Bour out at second. | 7 | 7 |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| AJ Ramos pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Ramos relieved Barraclough. | 7 | 7 |
| Harper walked. | 7 | 7 |
| Zimmerman struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| Murphy popped out to third. | 7 | 7 |
| Drew struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Enny Romero pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Riddle popped out to first. | 7 | 7 |
| Moore hit for Ramos. | 7 | 7 |
| Moore struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| Gordon walked. | 7 | 7 |
| Gordon stole second. | 7 | 7 |
| Stanton reached on infield single to second, Gordon to third. | 7 | 7 |
| Stanton stole second. | 7 | 7 |
| Yelich walked. | 7 | 7 |
| Ozuna singled to deep center, Gordon scored, Stanton to third, Yelich to second. | 7 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Washington Nationals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Turner SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .267 | .299 | .426 |
| Raburn LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .286 | .286 | .357 |
| Harper RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .316 | .422 | .612 |
| Zimmerman 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .346 | .387 | .663 |
| Murphy 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .342 | .392 | .563 |
| Rendon 3B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .289 | .388 | .530 |
a-Drew PH-3B
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .317 | .348 | .463 |
| Wieters C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .255 | .309 | .397 |
| Taylor CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .262 | .293 | .467 |
| Roark P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .125 | .160 | .167 |
Grace P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Ross PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .174 | .208 | .217 |
Pérez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | |
c-Lind PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .341 | .410 | .615 |
Romero P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 156 | |||
| a-doubled to left for A Rendon in the 5th b-doubled to left for M Grace in the 6th c-struck out swinging for J Turner in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Taylor (12, Nicolino); Murphy (21, Nicolino); Drew (3, Worley); Ross (1, Worley) HR: Harper (18, 1st inning off Nicolino 1 on, 1 Out); Rendon (13, 2nd inning off Nicolino 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Harper 2 (53), Rendon (45), Murphy (47), Taylor 2 (25), Drew (9) 2-out RBI: Taylor 2 GIDP: Raburn Nationals RISP: 2-12 (T. Turner 0-2, Wieters 0-2, Zimmerman 0-1, Roark 0-2, Taylor 1-2, Harper 0-1, Murphy 1-1, Raburn 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Wieters (2, throw) DP: 3 (T. Turner-Murphy-Zimmerman 2, Drew-Murphy-Zimmerman). Outfield Assist: Taylor (Yelich at 3rd base, Dietrich at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| PH COLÓN (ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES) EJECTED BOT 6TH |
| 3B RENDON (NECK INJURY) LEFT GAME TOP 5TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 20,224 (54% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:31 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Carlos Torres, First Base - Clint Fagan, Second Base - Dana DeMuth, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
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