WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Heriberto Hernández hit two home runs and drove in three runs as the Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Tuesday night at Nationals Park.

Hernández went 2 for 5 with a two-run homer in the ninth inning. Joe Mack also homered and drove in three runs for Miami. Otto Lopez added a solo homer.

The Marlins scored four runs in the fifth inning, highlighted by Mack’s three-run homer. They added three in the ninth. Washington scored one in the sixth on a fielder’s choice and two in the seventh on a Dylan Crews single and a groundout.

Miami starter Lake Bachar pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out three. John King (2-1) earned the win with 1 2/3 perfect innings. Miles Mikolas (1-5) took the loss, allowing six runs on six hits over six innings.

Attendance was 19,751. Time of game was 2:52. The Marlins improved to 28-34, while the Nationals fell to 31-31.