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Miami Marlins 6, Washington Nationals 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

12:15 PM ET · Nationals ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 30, 3:20 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
6
6–2
FINAL
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 51
2
T-Score51
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherNationalsWashington has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Alvarez leads in P-Score, K/9 and ERA.
Offense vs handNationalsWashington has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupMarlinsMiami's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenMarlinsMiami has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
PowerNationalsWashington has 190 home runs this season, 54 more than Miami.

Starting pitchers

MIA
Janson Junk RHP
Janson Junk
Miami Marlins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.21
121st
WHIP
1.30
107th
K/9
6.22
191st
BB/9
2.38
44th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.10
91st
OPS/R
–
IP
98.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.78
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
WSH
Andrew Alvarez LHP
Andrew Alvarez
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.72
48th
WHIP
1.35
110th
K/9
8.50
62nd
BB/9
4.04
186th
P-Score63i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.53
10th
OPS/R
–
IP
84.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.00
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Alvarez strikes out 2.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Junk walks 1.7 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Alvarez allows the lower home-run rate: 0.53 vs 1.10 per nine.
·Junk owns a 1.78 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 3.00 for Alvarez.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricJunkAlvarezNote
Career vs opponent4.22 ERA, 2 GS1.93 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Junk arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam35%94.1
Slider19%86.3
Changeup18%87.3
Sweeper14%80.1
Curveball9%80.7
Sinker4%93.6
Slurve0%84.8
Alvarez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Curveball32%82.9
Four-seam28%92.3
Slider21%84.2
Sinker14%91.8
Changeup5%86.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Marlins vs LHP (Andrew Alvarez)
24th
in MLB
0.684OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Nationals vs RHP (Janson Junk)
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 LHP Andrew Alvarez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Alvarez (BvP)
1Heriberto HernándezRLF70.75525.8440-for-2Very small sample
2Otto LopezRSS67.78611.8520-for-4Very small sample
3Agustín RamírezRDH43.6725.7570-for-2Very small sample
4Esteury RuizRRF40.6996.8161-for-2Very small sample
5Xavier EdwardsS2B54.7316.7071-for-3Very small sample
6Javier SanojaR3B60.79111.8730-for-4Very small sample
7Leo JiménezR3B36.5652.548No MLB historyNo history
8Jakob MarseeLCF52.70711.6310-for-2Very small sample
9Brian NavarretoRC—.4431.513No MLB historyNo history
1Heriberto Hernández LF · R.228 / .755 · 25 HRvs hand .844 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample70H-Score2Otto Lopez SS · R.305 / .786 · 11 HRvs hand .852 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample67H-Score3Agustín Ramírez DH · R.235 / .672 · 5 HRvs hand .757 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score4Esteury Ruiz RF · R.216 / .699 · 6 HRvs hand .816 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample40H-Score5Xavier Edwards 2B · S.280 / .731 · 6 HRvs hand .707 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample54H-Score6Javier Sanoja 3B · R.295 / .791 · 11 HRvs hand .873 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample60H-Score7Leo Jiménez 3B · R.199 / .565 · 2 HRvs hand .548 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score8Jakob Marsee CF · L.231 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .631 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample52H-Score9Brian Navarreto C · R.135 / .443 · 1 HRvs hand .513 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Washington NationalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Janson Junk
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Junk (BvP)
1CJ AbramsLSS71.83333.8842-for-5Very small sample
2Abimelec OrtizL1B37.5725.5860-for-2Very small sample
3Andrés ChaparroR1B69.88513.8800-for-1Very small sample
4Daylen LileLLF61.72522.7782-for-5Very small sample
5Dylan CrewsRRF52.66313.6001-for-2Very small sample
6Jorbit VivasL3B41.6533.6630-for-2Very small sample
7Harry FordRC43.6643.492No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob YoungRCF52.70810.6690-for-3Very small sample
9Nasim NuñezS2B30.5351.5110-for-2Very small sample
1CJ Abrams SS · L.261 / .833 · 33 HRvs hand .884 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample71H-Score2Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.188 / .572 · 5 HRvs hand .586 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample37H-Score3Andrés Chaparro 1B · R.263 / .885 · 13 HRvs hand .880 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample69H-Score4Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample61H-Score5Dylan Crews RF · R.223 / .663 · 13 HRvs hand .600 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample52H-Score6Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238 / .653 · 3 HRvs hand .663 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample41H-Score7Harry Ford C · R.190 / .664 · 3 HRvs hand .492 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Jacob Young CF · R.252 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .669 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample52H-Score9Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209 / .535 · 1 HRvs hand .511 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample30H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMIAMIA·WSHWSH
AVG.249 7th.246 11th
OPS.726 9th.744 3rd
Home runs168 23rd210 6th
Runs715 18th821 3rd
OBP.326 5th.321 8th
SLG.400 16th.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 ERA3.68vs4.99
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.23vs1.44
no league rank
Saves35vs42
MIAWSH
ResultsMIAMIA·WSHWSH
+32015th
Run differential
+3884th
80–82 Record77–85
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Miami Marlins (4–6)
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
Washington Nationals (4–6)
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Marlins?+
Janson Junk (4.21 ERA, 6–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Andrew Alvarez (3.72 ERA, 2–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
12:15 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?+
Janson Junk is at 47; Andrew Alvarez is at 63. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.