Jakob Marsee hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Marlins held on to beat the Washington Nationals 8-7 on Saturday in Miami.

With the score tied 4-4, Kyle Stowers led off the eighth with a single against Mitchell Parker (2-1) and Connor Norby walked. After both runners advanced on a wild pitch, Marsee homered to right. Pinch hitter Esteury Ruiz doubled, stole third and scored on a Leo Jimenez sacrifice fly to make it 8-4.

In the Washington ninth, Drew Millas singled home Jose Tena, who had doubled off Michael Petersen. James Wood doubled Millas to third, and Luis Garcia Jr. singled them home to make it 8-7 and went to second on the throw home. After Jorbit Vivas hit into a fielder’s choice, John King came on and got CJ Abrams to fly out for his first save.

Miami’s Xavier Edwards tied it at 4-all when he homered off Parker with two outs in the seventh, his second homer in two games.

Stowers had three hits including a homer for Miami, which had lost five of its last six games.

Andrew Nardi (3-2) pitched a 1-2-3 inning.

Garcia had three hits and Wood homered and doubled for Washington, which had won three straight.

Wood led off the game and hit a 3-2 pitch 442 feet into the second deck in right center for his 11th home run. Garcia singled and Brady House doubled him to third. Abrams grounded a single past the drawn-in infield and both runners scored to make it 3-0.

Abrams tripled with one out in the third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Daylen Lile to make it 4-0.

In the Miami fourth, Otto Lopez reached on an infield single and Stowers homered to right to pull the Marlins within 4-2.

Norby reached on a throwing error by Abrams in the sixth. He stole second and third and scored on Owen Caissie’s sacrifice fly, pulling Miami within 4-3.

After Washington opener Richard Lovelady tossed two scoreless innings, Zack Littell worked four innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits.

Miami starter Janson Junk went six innings, allowing four runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out six.

–Field Level Media