The Washington Nationals take on the Miami Marlins tonight in game two of this three game set from loanDepot park today with the first pitch at 4:10 p.m. EDT. The Nationals will send left-handed pitcher LHP Richard Lovelady (2-1, 2.40) to the mound and will face RHP Jason Junk (2-3, 2.82) from the Miami Marlins.

The Nationals have won three straight, four of five and 8 of 12 games since April 25 additionally, with a win today, the Nationals would secure their fourth series win out of their last five..It would also be Washington's first series win in Miami since they took three straight in South Florida from 2023-2024. And lastly, a win today would also give us our first four-game winning streak since Sept. 6-9, 2025.

Washington edged the Marlins, 3-2, last night in a game where all the scoring came in the first inning. Jacob Young launched his third home run of the season, matching his career high through just 37 games in 2026, while CJ Abrams added an RBI single in the opening frame.

On the mound, Foster Griffin struck out a career-high nine and allowed two runs, one earned, over 7.0 innings to pick up his fourth win of the season. Brad Lord protected the lead with 1.2 scoreless innings, and PJ Poulin recorded the save to close it out.

On Deck…

Tomorrow, the Nationals will play their final game of this series before getting a day off on Monday. Cade Cavalli will face veteran Sandy Alcantara in a Mother’s Day matinee in an important matchup for both righties.

In the hole…

After the game on Sunday, the Nationals will head to Cincinnati to face the Reds on Tuesday after getting a day off on Monday.