Final
Koehler, Marlins blank Nationals
Apr 26, 2015 - 1:14 AM Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Tom Koehler tossed 7 1/3 scoreless innings and outdueled Stephen Strasburg to guide the Miami Marlins to an 8-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.Koehler (2-2) gave up six hits and a walk while striking out four for Miami, which has taken the first two games of this three-game series.
"We had a rough stretch where we all kind of struggled, but I think everyone is getting their footing and we're hoping for more performances like this going forward," said Koehler.
Giancarlo Stanton clubbed a solo home run among his three hits, Adeiny Hechavarria added a three-run shot to extend his hit streak to eight games and Justin Bour had a pair of RBI singles in his season debut.
Strasburg (1-2), who entered Saturday's game with a 14-inning scoreless streak against the Marlins, was charged with four runs on eight hits over six innings of work.
Yunel Escobar, Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos all had two hits in Washington's fourth consecutive defeat.
"Definitely wasn't our day today," said Werth. "The intent is there. We come in every day ready to go. It just needs to turn for us."
It was 0-0 through 3 1/2 innings when the Marlins got to Strasburg in their second time through the lineup.
Martin Prado and Stanton smacked consecutive doubles to open the scoring. Stanton moved to third on Marcell Ozuna's line out to right, and Bour drove him in with a single.
Ichiro Suzuki singled later in the frame to load the bases with one out, but Strasburg avoided further damage by inducing a double-play grounder off the bat of Hechavarria.
Strasburg struck out the side in the fifth, but Miami added two more runs an inning later.
Stanton drew a walk, Ozuna singled and Bour added to his terrific debut with an RBI single to center. J.T. Realmuto then grounded into a double-play, but Ozuna scored on the play to make it 4-0.
Koehler was lifted in the eighth with one away and a man on first. Bryan Morris came on and struck out Ian Desmond and Bryce Harper around a Werth single to get out of trouble.
Stanton and Hechavarria punctuated the win with homers in the home eighth off Rafael Martin.
Game Notes
Harper walked for the 10th straight game ... Stanton has 23 career home runs against the Nationals ... Miami went 5-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
- WASHINGTON: 0
MIAMI: 8
Final
Apr 25 6:46 PM - Hechavarria homered to left on a 1-0 count, Realmuto scored, Ichiro scored.
Nationals 0, Marlins 8 Bot 8, 2 OutsApr 25 6:36 PM - Adeiny Hechavarria homers to left field. Ichiro Suzuki scores. J.T. Realmuto scores.
Nationals 0, Marlins 8 Bot 8, 2 OutsApr 25 6:36 PM - J.T. Realmuto grounds out to second base. Justin Bour out at second. Marcell Ozuna scores.
Nationals 0, Marlins 4 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 25 5:52 PM - Realmuto grounded into a double play, second baseman Espinosa to shortstop Desmond to first baseman Zimmerman, Ozuna scored, Bour out.
Nationals 0, Marlins 4 Bot 6, 2 OutsApr 25 5:52 PM - Bour singled to center, Stanton scored, Ozuna to third.
Nationals 0, Marlins 3 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 25 5:48 PM - Justin Bour singles to shallow center field. Marcell Ozuna to third. Giancarlo Stanton scores.
Nationals 0, Marlins 3 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 25 5:48 PM - Justin Bour singles to right center field. Giancarlo Stanton scores.
Nationals 0, Marlins 2 Bot 4, 1 OutApr 25 5:13 PM - Giancarlo Stanton doubles to deep left field. Martin Prado scores.
Nationals 0, Marlins 1 Bot 4, 0 OutsApr 25 5:11 PM - Yunel Escobar grounds out to shortstop, Adeiny Hechavarria to Justin Bour.
Apr 25 4:11 PM - WASHINGTON: 0
MIAMI: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 25 4:11 PM
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