Washington Nationals’ Josh Bell (19) gestures to the bullpen after hitting a three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Washington Nationals’ Luis GarcÃa Jr. (2) congratulates Daylen Lile (51) after Lile hit a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Washington Nationals right fielder Dylan Crews (3) catches a hit by Miami Marlins’ Calvin Faucher during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Miami Marlins’ Joey Wiemerhits a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Washington Nationals pitcher Mitchell Parker (70) aims a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Josh Bell homers again as Nationals hold on to beat Marlins 7-5
MIAMI (AP) — Josh Bell homered for the fourth time in three games, Mitchell Parker threw 7 2/3 innings of two-run ball and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night.
Washington Nationals’ Josh Bell (19) gestures to the bullpen after hitting a three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
MIAMI (AP) — Josh Bell homered for the fourth time in three games, Mitchell Parker threw 7 2/3 innings of two-run ball and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night.
Rookie Daylen Lile also went deep while CJ Abrams and James Wood doubled and singled each for the Nationals.
Parker (8-15) retired 14 straight after allowing Joey Wiemer’s solo homer in the second. The left-hander allowed four hits, struck out two and walked two.
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After losing five of their first six against the Marlins this season, the Nationals have won five straight against their NL East opponent.
Washington built a 7-1 lead before the Marlins rallied on AgustÃn RamÃrez’s RBI single in the eighth and rookie Victor Mesa Jr.’s two-run double in the ninth that made it 7-4. After Jose A. Ferrer that scored Mesa, he retired RamÃrez on a groundout for his eighth save.
The Nationals struck quickly against Miami starter Adam Mazur on Bell’s three-run homer in the first. Bell drove Mazur’s slider into the upper deck seats in right for his 20th home run.
Bell homered twice in Monday’s and also went deep when to close their series Sunday.
Mazur (0-3) gave up six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Key moment
After RamÃrez’s two-out RBI single in the eighth, Washington reliever P.J. Poulin struck out Jakob Marsee with the bases loaded to end Miami’s threat.
Key stat
Bell has seven homers and 18 RBIs in his last 26 games.
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