Marlins' Alcantara Only Makes It Through Four In 7-3 Loss To Nationals
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - Sandy Alcantara allowed six runs on seven hits and five walks in four innings, as the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Monday night.
Anthony Rendon homered and drove four runs, Bryce Harper reached 100 RBIs in a season for the first time for the Washington Nationals.
Juan Soto and Matt Wieters also homered for Washington, which broke it open with four runs on three pitches in the fourth inning.
Harper started the big inning, driving in his 100th run with a sacrifice fly that scored Adam Eaton and put Washington ahead 3-1. Harper, a pending free agent who may be playing his final home series at Nationals Park, got a standing ovation from the sparse, rain-soaked crowd. His previous high was 99 RBIs in 2015, when he won the NL MVP Award.
Rendon and Soto then homered back-to-back on the next two pitches from Alcantara (2-2). Rendon lofted a two-run shot, his 23rd, down the left-field line, and then Soto lined one into the visitors' bullpen in left-center to make it 6-1.
Rendon extended his on-base streak to 32 games, the longest active streak in the majors.
Peter O'Brien had two hits for Miami, which had won three straight. The Marlins left 10 men on base.
Justin Miller (7-1) allowed one unearned run in the fifth in relief of Stephen Strasburg, who was pulled after throwing 100 pitches over four innings. Strasburg gave up a run on three hits and four walks while striking out five and hitting a batter.
Strasburg hasn't lost since returning from the disabled list on Aug. 22.
The Nationals trailed 1-0 in the first when Rendon's double scored Eaton and Harper.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: Manager Don Mattingly expects RHP Jose Urena, who experienced leg cramps last time out, to make his next scheduled start Friday in New York. "He ran yesterday," Mattingly said. "It looks like he's going to be fine. He's getting an extra day (Thursday) anyway. I think he'll start."
Nationals: RHP Tanner Roark went home Sunday to be with his wife after the recent birth of their third child. He is still slated to start Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Jeff Brigham (0-3, 5.84) makes his fourth major league start and first against Washington.
Nationals: RHP Max Scherzer (17-7, 2.57) needs 10 strikeouts to reach 300 for the season. He's 4-0 with a 2.67 ERA against the Marlins in 2018.
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