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Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals

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Miami Marlins
65-73, 34-36 Away
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Washington Nationals
54-83, 27-42 Home

Alvarez 2nd Nats starter in 15 years to win big league debut, beats Marlins 2-0 to stop 8-game skid

Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals: Game Highlights

A 26-year-old left-hander selected in the 12th round of the 2021 amateur draft, Alvarez allowed his only hit when Victor Mesa Jr. singled to left with one out in the fifth. He struck out four and walked two, throwing 44 of 81 pitches for strikes. Alvarez (1-0) averaged 91.8 mph with 22 fastballs and also threw 27 sliders, 21 curveballs, six sinkers and five changeups.

Alvarez joined Mitchell Parker in 2024 as the only Nationals starters to win their major league debuts since Stephen Strasburg in 2010.

Alvarez and catcher CJ Stubbs were the first batterymates each making their major league debut Pittsburgh's Quinn Preister and Endy Rodriguez on July 17, 2023. They became the first for the Nationals since Shairon Martis and Luke Montz on Sept. 4, 2008, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Four relievers finished a two-hitter, with Jose A. Ferrer working around a walk in the ninth inning for his fifth save in seven chances. Washington relievers have pitched 13 scoreless innings over three games.

Miami was shut out for the eighth time this season but first since July 10.

Daylen Lile hit a run-scoring triple and Andrés Chaparro had a sacrifice fly in a two-run second off Lake Bachar (5-2), who started in a bullpen game.

Key Moment Miami's Xavier Edwards was ejected five pitches into the game by plate umpire Brennan Miller. Edwards grounded to first leading off after a four-pitch at-bat that included a pair of called strikes, then apparently argued after returning to the dugout and was tossed after the first pitch to Agustín Ramírez.

Key Stat Alvarez became the first pitcher since the franchise moved to Washington for 2005 to throw at least five scoreless innings in his major league debut.

Up Next Marlins RHP Adam Mazur (0-1, 5.59) and Nationals Cade Cavalli (1-1, 5.11) start on Tuesday night.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Hernández lined out to left.
9th Inning Norby struck out swinging.
9th Inning Lopez walked.
9th Inning Marsee grounded out to second.
9th Inning Ferrer relieved Henry
8th Inning Wood struck out swinging.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 7
10 Strikeouts 7
0 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
2 Hits 3
0 Stolen Bases 2
3 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
30 At Bats 26
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
13 Runners Left On Base 4
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 0
11 Fly Balls 13
0 Caught Stealing 0
151 Pitches 104
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
3 Total Bases 5
33 Plate Appearances 28
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
1 Extra Base Hits 1
-0.6 Runs Created 0.5
.067 Batting Average .115
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.100 Slugging Percentage .192
.133 Secondary Average .192
.152 On Base Percentage .143
.252 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .335
0.8 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
-0.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 0.5
4.0 Batter Rating 15.5
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.58 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.71
.033 Isolated Power .077
0.30 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.14
.091 Walks Per Plate Appearance .036
.067 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .077
0.0 Runs Produced 4.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.2
0.1 Balls In Play Average 0.2
55.3 MLB Rating 64.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 13,835 | Capacity:

2025 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia - 58 W1 0.5797101 80
New York 5.5 64 W2 0.53956836 75
Miami 15.5 74 L2 0.4676259 65
Atlanta 18.5 77 L2 0.44604316 62
Washington 25 83 W2 0.39855072 55
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