MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Foster Griffin pitched seven strong innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night at loanDepot Park. Griffin allowed one earned run on four hits with nine strikeouts to improve to 4-1. Attendance was 12,070 in a game lasting 2:43.

The Nationals scored three runs in the first inning on a CJ Abrams single and a two-run homer by Jacob Young. Miami answered with two runs in the bottom of the first on a solo homer by Xavier Edwards and a run-scoring error. Robby Snelling (0-1) took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits over five innings.

PJ Poulin recorded his first save with a third of a scoreless inning. Tyler Phillips threw 2 1/3 shutout innings for Miami. Brad Lord added 1 2/3 scoreless frames for Washington. Jacob Young finished 1-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs, while Otto Lopez had three hits for Miami. Washington had six hits to Miami’s five. The Nationals improved to 19-20, the Marlins to 17-22.