Miami erased an early deficit and pulled away late, defeating Washington 7-3 behind Sandy Alcantara's seven-inning performance. The Marlins scored three runs in the ninth inning to break open what had been a tie game.
Alcantara allowed 3 runs on 7 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 5 without issuing a walk to earn his fourth win of the season. The right-hander carried a 4.70 ERA into the game and worked efficiently on 95 pitches.
The game turned in the sixth inning when Heriberto Hernandez homered to left, scoring Leo Jiménez to tie the game 3-3. Connor Norby followed with an RBI double that scored Jakob Marsee, giving Miami a 4-3 lead. The Marlins added insurance in the ninth when Liam Hicks homered to right, then Kyle Stowers connected on a two-run homer to right center that scored Otto Lopez.
Cade Cavalli pitched 5.0 innings for Washington, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits with 6 strikeouts and 3 walks. Richard Lovelady took the loss after surrendering 2 runs in two-thirds of an inning. Jacob Young provided Washington's offensive highlight with a two-run homer in the second inning that scored Cal Abrams.
Miami snapped a five-game losing streak and improved to 26-34. Washington fell to 31-29 after winning their previous two games. Alcantara is 12 strikeouts away from 1,000 career strikeouts.