Washington Nationals vs. Miami Marlins

May 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
WSH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	2	7
MIA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	6

loss:

R. Snelling(0-1)win: Washington Nationals logo

F. Griffin(4-1)save: Washington Nationals logo

P. Poulin(1)

Game Recap

Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins game highlights

MIAMI -- As Nationals left-hander Foster Griffin continued to emerge as the stabilizing force in Washington’s rotation on Friday night at loanDepot park, the contrast between Griffin and the rest of the club’s starting staff became harder to ignore. Griffin delivered one of his best outings of the still-young season...

Scoring Summary

WSHMIA

1CJ Abrams singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Curtis Mead scores. [1 run] 10
1Jacob Young homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. CJ Abrams scores. [2 runs] 30
1Xavier Edwards homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 31
1Kyle Stowers reaches on a throwing error by first baseman Curtis Mead. Otto Lopez scores. Kyle Stowers to 2nd. [1 run] 32

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodDH	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	2	.235
2Curtis Mead1B	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.226
3Brady House3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.238
4CJ AbramsSS	1	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	.291
5Jacob YoungCF	1	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	.236
6Daylen LileLF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.245
7Joey WiemerRF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.295
8Nasim Nunez2B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.218
9Keibert RuizC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.205
Luis Garcia Jr.PH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Drew MillasC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172

TOTAL	6	31	3	3	6	6	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Foster GriffinLHP	7.0	4	2	1	9	1	1	103	2.12
Brad LordRHP	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	31	3.55
PJ PoulinLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	3.38

TOTAL	8.3	5	2	1	11	2	1	147	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Xavier Edwards2B	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.329
2Otto LopezSS	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.351
3Kyle StowersRF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.206
4Christopher Morel1B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167
Liam HicksPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316
5Connor NorbyDH	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.230
Jakob MarseePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.175
6Javier SanojaLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.275
7Joe MackC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.231
Heriberto HernandezPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.149
8Leo Jimenez3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.182
9Esteury RuizCF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.190
TOTAL	5	33	2	1	11	2	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Robby SnellingLHP	5.0	5	3	3	2	4	1	86	5.40
Anthony BenderRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	4.30
John KingLHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	13	0.55
Tyler PhillipsRHP	2.1	1	0	0	2	1	0	29	1.14
TOTAL	9.0	6	3	3	6	6	1	140	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningWSHMIA

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — James Wood strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Curtis Mead doubles (7) on a line drive to center fielder Esteury Ruiz.
00
STRIKEOUT — Brady House strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — CJ Abrams singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Curtis Mead scores. [1 run]
10
HOME RUN — Jacob Young homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. CJ Abrams scores. [2 runs]
30
GROUNDOUT — Daylen Lile grounds out softly, catcher Joe Mack to first baseman Christopher Morel. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
HOME RUN — Xavier Edwards homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
31
DOUBLE — Otto Lopez doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile.
31
FIELD ERROR — Kyle Stowers reaches on a throwing error by first baseman Curtis Mead. Otto Lopez scores. Kyle Stowers to 2nd. [1 run]
32
GROUNDOUT — Christopher Morel grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Curtis Mead. [1 out]
32
STRIKEOUT — Connor Norby strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
32
GROUNDOUT — Javier Sanoja grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Curtis Mead. [3 outs]
32

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Team Stats

WSH

MIA

3Runs2

6Hits5

2Errors0

.194Batting Avg.152

31At Bats33

2Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In1

6Walks2

2Stolen Bases2

6Strikeouts11

7Left on Base6

10Total Bases9

Game Details

Friday, May 8, 2026 · 7:10 PM

LoanDepot Park · Miami, FL

attendance: 12,070 (32.9%)

weather: 72 degrees, roof closed

spread: MIA -141

over/under: 8.5