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Washington Nationals 2, Miami Marlins 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · loanDepot parkGame-day snapshot Aug 23, 4:35 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 7, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score52
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 52
2
2–6
FINAL
Miami Marlins
80–82 · 3rd NL East · T-Score 53
6
T-Score53
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMarlinsMiami has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Junk leads in P-Score, WHIP and last-5 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.
Recent formMarlinsMiami has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

WSH
Jackson Kent LHP
Jackson Kent
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
9.39
204th
WHIP
2.48
222nd
K/9
10.57
143rd
BB/9
9.39
224th
P-Score30i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.17
6th
OPS/R
–
IP
7.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.75
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 2)
DAYS
REST
5
MIA
Janson Junk RHP
Janson Junk
Miami Marlins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.37
121st
WHIP
1.36
106th
K/9
6.41
191st
BB/9
2.53
44th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.17
90th
OPS/R
–
IP
92.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.65
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Kent strikes out 4.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Junk allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.36 WHIP compared with 2.48.
·Junk enters with a 4.37 ERA compared with Kent's 9.39.
·Junk has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricKentJunkNote
Career vs opponent–6.00 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

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Nationals vs RHP (Janson Junk)
10th
in MLB
0.731OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Marlins vs LHP (Jackson Kent)
24th
in MLB
0.684OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Washington NationalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Janson Junk
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Junk (BvP)
1Daylen LileLLF63.72522.7782-for-5Very small sample
2Abimelec OrtizL1B37.5725.586No MLB historyNo history
3Dylan CrewsRRF55.66313.6001-for-2Very small sample
4Keibert RuizSC60.75910.750No MLB historyNo history
5José TenaLDH51.6727.6520-for-2Very small sample
6Jorbit VivasL3B43.6533.663No MLB historyNo history
7Andrés ChaparroR1B72.88513.880No MLB historyNo history
8Nasim NuñezS2B32.5351.5110-for-2Very small sample
9Jacob YoungRCF55.70810.6690-for-3Very small sample
1Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample63H-Score2Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.188 / .572 · 5 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score3Dylan Crews RF · R.223 / .663 · 13 HRvs hand .600 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample55H-Score4Keibert Ruiz C · S.280 / .759 · 10 HRvs hand .750 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score5José Tena DH · L.222 / .672 · 7 HRvs hand .652 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score6Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238 / .653 · 3 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Andrés Chaparro 1B · R.263 / .885 · 13 HRvs hand .880 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score8Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209 / .535 · 1 HRvs hand .511 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample32H-Score9Jacob Young CF · R.252 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .669 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample55H-Score
Miami MarlinsOfficial lineupvs LHP Jackson Kent
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Kent (BvP)
1Otto LopezRSS70.78611.852No MLB historyNo history
2Agustín RamírezRDH45.6725.757No MLB historyNo history
3Heriberto HernándezRLF73.75525.844No MLB historyNo history
4Xavier EdwardsS2B57.7316.707No MLB historyNo history
5Esteury RuizRRF42.6996.816No MLB historyNo history
6Javier SanojaR3B63.79111.873No MLB historyNo history
7Deyvison De Los SantosR1B—.3530.728No MLB historyNo history
8Griffin ConineLRF72.84619.581No MLB historyNo history
9Brian NavarretoRC—.4431.513No MLB historyNo history
1Otto Lopez SS · R.305 / .786 · 11 HRvs hand .852 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score2Agustín Ramírez DH · R.235 / .672 · 5 HRvs hand .757 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score3Heriberto Hernández LF · R.228 / .755 · 25 HRvs hand .844 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score4Xavier Edwards 2B · S.280 / .731 · 6 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score5Esteury Ruiz RF · R.216 / .699 · 6 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score6Javier Sanoja 3B · R.295 / .791 · 11 HRvs hand .873 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Deyvison De Los Santos 1B · R.143 / .353 · 0 HRvs hand .728 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Griffin Conine RF · L.264 / .846 · 19 HRvs hand .581 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score9Brian Navarreto C · R.135 / .443 · 1 HRvs hand .513 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseWSHWSH·MIAMIA
AVG.246 12th.249 7th
OPS.744 3rd.726 10th
Home runs210 6th168 23rd
Runs821 3rd715 18th
OBP.321 8th.326 6th
SLG.423 3rd.400 16th
PitchingWSHWSH·MIAMIA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.67vs4.09
WSHMIA
WHIP1.39vs1.28
WSHMIA
K/98.0vs8.3
WSHMIA
HR Allowed218vs171
WSHMIA
BullpenWSHWSH·MIAMIA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.78vs3.65
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.42vs1.23
no league rank
Saves42vs35
WSHMIA
ResultsWSHWSH·MIAMIA
+3576th
Run differential
+29914th
77–85 Record80–82
2–8 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Washington Nationals (2–8)
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
Miami Marlins (5–5)
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Jackson Kent (9.39 ERA, 0–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Marlins?+
Janson Junk (4.37 ERA, 6–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 PM ET at loanDepot park.
Where is the game being played?+
loanDepot park, home of the Miami Marlins.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Nationals and Marlins performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Marlins 7–6 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Jackson Kent is at 30; Janson Junk is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.