Washington Nationals fall vs. Marlins, 8-7, despite early lead

The Nationals quickly lost their early game momentum they had after falling to the Marlins, 8-7, in game two of the three game series. It was all false hope for Nationals fans early on in Miami. James Wood got things started for the Nationals.

At seven pitches in, Wood found his sweet spot on a 86 mph slider as he homered the ball 442 feet to right center to give the Nationals the first lead of the game. James Wood celebrates after his lead off home run in the first inning. That momentum would carry the Nationals throughout the first inning.

Luis Garcia Jr. singled to center, trailed by Brady House’s double to left, pushing Garcia to third. With no outs, the Nats were looking to keep things rolling offensively and they did just that.

CJ Abrams was able to send a single down to right that would tack on two more runs for the Nationals with Garcia and House securing home. After just four batters in, the Nats found themselves with an early 3-0 lead over the Marlins to close out the first inning. With performance continuing to shift for the better on both sides of the ball, the Nationals demonstrated the strong defensive efforts they have been working on as they prevented the Marlins from earning a first inning run.