MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Kyle Stowers went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, and Jakob Marsee delivered a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Miami Marlins rallied past the Washington Nationals 8-7 on Saturday evening at loanDepot Park.

The Marlins, who entered the game with an 18-22 record, improved to 19-22 while the Nationals fell to 19-21. Andrew Nardi earned the win, improving to 3-2, and John King recorded his first save of the season with one-third of an inning of scoreless relief. Mitchell Parker took the loss, falling to 2-1.

Washington jumped out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning. James Wood led off the game with his 11th home run of the season, a fly ball to right-center field. After Luis García Jr. singled and Brady House doubled, CJ Abrams singled to drive in both runners, giving the Nationals a 3-0 advantage.

The Nationals added a run in the third inning when Abrams tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Daylen Lile, extending the lead to 4-0.

Miami got on the board in the fourth inning when Stowers hit his first home run of the season, a two-run shot to right field that scored Otto Lopez, who had singled earlier in the inning. The Marlins cut the deficit to 4-2.

The Marlins continued to chip away. In the sixth inning, Connor Norby reached on an error, stole third base and scored on a sacrifice fly by Owen Caissie, making it 4-3. In the seventh inning, Xavier Edwards hit his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot to left-center field, tying the game 4-4.

The decisive moment came in the bottom of the eighth inning. Stowers led off with a sharp single to right field. Norby walked, bringing Marsee to the plate. Marsee hit a line drive home run to right field, his second of the season, scoring Stowers and Norby to give Miami a 7-4 lead. Esteury Ruiz followed with a double to left field, and after a sacrifice fly by Leo Jiménez, Ruiz scored to make it 8-4.

Washington mounted a comeback in the top of the ninth. José Tena led off with a double, and Drew Millas singled to drive him in, cutting the deficit to 8-5. After a popout, Wood doubled, putting runners at second and third. García Jr. then singled to center field, scoring Millas and Wood and bringing the Nationals within one run at 8-7. But the rally fell short when Jorbit Vivas grounded into a fielder’s choice and Abrams flied out to center field.

The Nationals finished with 11 hits, led by Wood who went 2 for 3 with a home run and two runs scored. Abrams was 2 for 5 with two RBIs, and García Jr. had three hits. Miami had 12 hits, with Stowers leading the way. Marsee drove in three runs, and Edwards also homered.

On the mound, Nationals starter Zack Littell allowed two runs on five hits over four innings. Miami starter Janson Junk pitched six innings, allowing four earned runs on seven hits while striking out six. Richard Lovelady threw two scoreless innings of relief for Washington, striking out three.

The game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 20,185.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Washington 6, Miami 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave Miami a 57.60 percent probability to win. Miami was a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of 15 runs went under the over-under line of 8.5.