"Tonight's meltdown came from Gus Varland, who came in to a 2-2 game in the bottom of the eighth inning, and in the process of recording one out, gave up three runs and the game. Another frustrating, yet predictable, episode of mediocrity from a unit that we knew would be bad, but I think a lot of us latched on to some false hope this week after a group of relievers had seemingly caught fire."
"The Nationals squandered an excellent scoring opportunity right off the bat this afternoon against Sandy Alcantara. James Wood continued his hot hitting by leading off the game with a double, and was then advanced to third on a groundout by Luis Garcia. Unfortunately, Brady House couldn't get a ground ball past the mound, as Alcantara made a nice play to field it, and get it to the plate in time to cut down Wood trying to score, keeping the game scoreless."
"It was a solid pitcher's duel throughout the early part of this game between Alcantara and Cade Cavalli, not a whole lot of strikeouts, but both pitchers were doing a nice job of checking off outs without allowing much traffic. That was until the bottom of the third inning, when the Marlins broke the scoreless tie. A Liam Hicks RBI single drove in the first run of the ballgame, and a second came in immediately afterwards as Nasim Nunez couldn't make the play on a grounder hit by Otto Lopez."
"The 2-0 Miami lead was threatening to grow even larger, but Cavalli was able to induce a clutch 3-6-1 double play to end the inning and keep the game close. The Nats needed that little kick in the butt to wake their bats up, and that's just what it did in the top half of the fourth inning. Luis Garcia, who hit the ball very well this afternoon, led off the inning with a triple and was immediately brought in to sc"
Gus Varland entered a tied 2-2 game in the bottom of the eighth and, after recording one out, allowed three runs to swing the game. The Nationals had also squandered an early scoring chance against Sandy Alcantara, including a leadoff double by James Wood and a groundout that advanced him, but a later play cut down Wood at the plate. A scoreless duel between Alcantara and Cade Cavalli held until the bottom of the third, when Liam Hicks drove in a run with an RBI single and Nasim Nunez’s misplay allowed another run. Cavalli responded with a 3-6-1 double play to limit damage. The Nationals later generated momentum in the fourth inning with a triple by Luis Garcia.
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