Miami Marlins catcher Nick Fortes, right, is unable to tag out Washington Nationals’ CJ Abrams as he scores during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Miami. Abrams and Trey Lipscomb scored on a single by Joey Meneses. Washington Nationals’ CJ Abrams is congratulated by teammates after he and Trey Lipscomb scored on a single by Joey Meneses during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Miami.
The Marlins lost their fourth straight and dropped to an NL-worst 6-21. They remain winless this season in series openers. “Just tried to relax and go to the plate focused. Trying to look for a good pitch that I know I can take a good swing at,” Meneses said through a translator. “You try to win games any way you can so when you have a big at bat to help the team that way, the emotions just come out.”Chris Sale sailing along for first-place Braves, hoping for injury-free season
Miami’s Nick Gordon was thrown out at the plate on a relay throw from second baseman Luis García as he attempted to score from first on Vidal Bruján’s single to center in the fourth.