Dylan Crews hits an RBI single in 10th sends Nationals past Marlins, 5-4

Washington Nationals secured a 5-4 victory over Miami Marlins in an exciting game on Saturday, with Dylan Crews playing a crucial role in the win. Miami's pitchers had dominated the Nationals by stalling them on the mound for 21 consecutive pitches before Michael Petersen's walk to José Tena and Daylen Lile. With Nasim Nuñez on third base, Dylan Crews hit an RBI single to the left of second baseman Xavier Edwards, marking the decisive moment for the Nationals.

Miami's Sand stretches (1-2) delivered a pitchless, scoreless 10th inning, marking his first major league victory in 70 career appearances. Washington Nationals, on the other hand, managed to secure a crucial win after Cade Cavalli, their starter, left the game after four hitless innings due to a right ankle injury from a 93 mph grounder by Javier Sanoja. Cavalli's injury kept him from further contributing to the team but he managed to recover and throw out the batter.

For the Marlins, Heriberto Hernández hit his 22nd home run of the season, tying his career-high. However, the team is struggling to convert their home runs into wins, having dropped four of their last five games, bringing their record to 68-68. The Nationals, on the other hand, are on a three-game winning streak, their first such streak since August 7-9.

The Nationals took an early lead in the third inning against Sandy Alcantara when Joe Mack's attempt to underhand Crews' dribbler went past first baseman Kyle Stowers, allowing two runs to score. Crews later capitalized on Miami's missteps, scoring on Brady House's single, and Jorbit Vivas followed with an RBI double, pushing the score to 4-0.

Miami had only one hit through 6 2/3 innings before Leo Jiménez's single. Agustín Ramírez walked, and Stowers contributed with a two-run double. Brad Lord came in to replace Alcantara, who allowed four runs in six innings and struck out three. Cavalli, who struck out eight and walked three, concluded the 10th inning. In the upcoming match, Miami's Janson Junk, who has an ERA of 4.21, will face Washington rookie LHP Andrew Alvarez, who has a record of 2-6 with a 3.72 ERA.