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Miami Marlins 4, Washington Nationals 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:05 PM ET · Nationals ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 29, 7:15 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score53
Miami Marlins
80–82 · 3rd NL East · T-Score 53
4
4–5
FINAL
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 51
5
T-Score51
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherNationalsCavalli leads Alcantara in P-Score (70 vs 58), K/9 and K/9.
LineupMarlinsMiami's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenMarlinsMiami owns a 3.80 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Washington's 5.18.
Recent formNationalsWashington has been the better recent team, at 4–6 over the last 10.
PowerNationalsWashington has 190 home runs this season, 55 more than Miami.

Starting pitchers

MIA
Sandy Alcantara RHP
Sandy Alcantara
Miami Marlins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.38
89th
WHIP
1.18
85th
K/9
6.71
194th
BB/9
2.40
51st
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.88
77th
OPS/R
–
IP
183.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.36
QUALITY
START %
100%
(5 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
WSH
Cade Cavalli RHP
Cade Cavalli
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.21
29th
WHIP
1.21
57th
K/9
10.23
21st
BB/9
2.60
57th
P-Score70i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.03
61st
OPS/R
–
IP
148.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.97
QUALITY
START %
100%
(5 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Cavalli strikes out 3.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Alcantara averages 1.3 more innings per start.
·Alcantara carries a 4.41 road ERA, compared with Cavalli's 3.25 mark at home.
·Both pitchers work on a normal five days of rest.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricAlcantaraCavalliNote
Career vs opponent3.46 ERA, 2 GS3.37 ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Alcantara arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker26%97.3
Changeup21%90.8
Four-seam18%97.5
Cutter15%89.9
Sweeper9%84.2
Slider7%85.0
Curveball4%82.8
Cavalli arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%96.8
Knuckle Curve27%86.2
Sweeper14%86.3
Sinker13%96.1
Changeup8%89.1
Cutter6%93.5
Slow Curve0%77.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Marlins vs RHP (Cade Cavalli)
7th
in MLB
0.743OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Nationals vs RHP (Sandy Alcantara)
10th
in MLB
0.731OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Miami MarlinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Cade Cavalli
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cavalli (BvP)
1Kyle StowersL1B69.79021.8210-for-4Very small sample
2Heriberto HernándezRLF70.75525.7331-for-4Very small sample
3Xavier EdwardsS2B57.7316.7381-for-6Very small sample
4Griffin ConineLRF69.84619.922No MLB historyNo history
5Otto LopezRSS67.78611.7656-for-10Small sample
6Jakob MarseeLCF52.70711.7212-for-10Small sample
7Javier SanojaR3B60.79111.7530-for-2Very small sample
8Owen CaissieLRF55.70014.7160-for-1Very small sample
9Joe MackLC52.68514.7301-for-3Very small sample
1Kyle Stowers 1B · L.239 / .790 · 21 HRvs hand .821 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample69H-Score2Heriberto Hernández LF · R.228 / .755 · 25 HRvs hand .733 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample70H-Score3Xavier Edwards 2B · S.280 / .731 · 6 HRvs hand .738 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample57H-Score4Griffin Conine RF · L.264 / .846 · 19 HRvs hand .922 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Otto Lopez SS · R.305 / .786 · 11 HRvs hand .765 · 6-for-10 · Small sample67H-Score6Jakob Marsee CF · L.231 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .721 · 2-for-10 · Small sample52H-Score7Javier Sanoja 3B · R.295 / .791 · 11 HRvs hand .753 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score8Owen Caissie RF · L.220 / .700 · 14 HRvs hand .716 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample55H-Score9Joe Mack C · L.234 / .685 · 14 HRvs hand .730 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample52H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Alcantara (BvP)
1CJ AbramsLSS71.83333.8842-for-8Very small sample
2Abimelec OrtizL1B38.5725.586No MLB historyNo history
3José TenaLDH50.6727.6520-for-3Very small sample
4Daylen LileLLF61.72522.7782-for-6Very small sample
5Dylan CrewsRRF55.66313.600No MLB historyNo history
6Keibert RuizSC60.75910.7500-for-3Very small sample
7Brady HouseR3B56.71010.5860-for-3Very small sample
8Jorbit VivasL3B43.6533.6631-for-2Very small sample
9Nasim NuñezS2B32.5351.5111-for-2Very small sample
1CJ Abrams SS · L.261 / .833 · 33 HRvs hand .884 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample71H-Score2Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.188 / .572 · 5 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score3José Tena DH · L.222 / .672 · 7 HRvs hand .652 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample50H-Score4Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample61H-Score5Dylan Crews RF · R.223 / .663 · 13 HRvs hand .600 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score6Keibert Ruiz C · S.280 / .759 · 10 HRvs hand .750 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score7Brady House 3B · R.247 / .710 · 10 HRvs hand .586 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample56H-Score8Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238 / .653 · 3 HRvs hand .663 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score9Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209 / .535 · 1 HRvs hand .511 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample32H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMIAMIA·WSHWSH
AVG.249 7th.246 11th
OPS.726 10th.744 3rd
Home runs168 23rd210 6th
Runs715 18th821 3rd
OBP.326 6th.321 8th
SLG.400 17th.423 3rd
PitchingMIAMIA·WSHWSH
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.09vs4.67
MIAWSH
WHIP1.28vs1.39
MIAWSH
K/98.3vs8.0
MIAWSH
HR Allowed171vs218
MIAWSH
BullpenMIAMIA·WSHWSH
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.80vs5.18
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.25vs1.48
no league rank
Saves35vs42
MIAWSH
ResultsMIAMIA·WSHWSH
+31316th
Run differential
+3854th
80–82 Record77–85
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Miami Marlins (4–6)
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
Washington Nationals (4–6)
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Marlins?+
Sandy Alcantara (3.38 ERA, 13–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Cade Cavalli (3.21 ERA, 12–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:05 PM ET at Nationals Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Marlins and Nationals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Nationals 6–7 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Sandy Alcantara is at 58; Cade Cavalli is at 70. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.