MIAMI (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a two-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 7-2 on Monday night, completing a four-game sweep of the NL’s worst club in front of a season-low 6,376 fans at loanDepot Park.
The Marlins (6-24), who made the playoffs last season, have lost seven straight, their worst skid since opening the season 0-9.
Jake Irvin (2-2) allowed two runs on four hits in six innings, bouncing back from allowing 12 hits and six runs to the Los Angeles Dodgers in his previous start.
“I’m just trying to make those guys earn it, throw strikes and get ahead,” Irvin said. “It makes my job easier when I do.”
Ildemaro Vargas had two hits and an RBI for the Nationals, who swept Miami over four games for the first time since Sept. 18-21, 2014.
Washington has won four straight for the second time since the start of 2022 and improved to 14-14, its first .500 mark since it was 1-1 on March 30. The Nationals have not been over .500 since July 1, 2021.
Elon Musk gets approval from FDA to implant his Neuralink brain chip into a second patient
Kremlin critics say Russia is targeting its foes abroad with killings, poisonings and harassment
Rockies lead from start to finish for the first time this year in 3
Boeing threatens to lock out its private firefighters around Seattle in a dispute over pay
Amir Khan's £11.5m luxury wedding venue finally hosts its first marriage: Bride arrives on horse
Apple, Amgen rise; Expedia, Fortinet fall, Friday, 5/3/2024
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A thumping, but PM must keep up the fight
Amtrak train hits pickup truck in upstate New York, 3 dead including child
Colorado school bus aide shown hitting autistic boy faces more charges