MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Javier Sanoja’s walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Miami Marlins to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, at loanDepot Park.

Sanoja finished with two hits and two RBIs, including a ground-ball single to center field that scored Agustin Ramirez and capped Miami’s comeback from a 2-1 deficit. Otto Lopez also had an RBI single during Miami’s two-run eighth inning.

Washington took a 1-0 lead in the sixth on Keibert Ruiz’s solo home run, his eighth of the season. Daylen Lile’s run-scoring single in the ninth tied it at 2.

Pete Fairbanks (4-4) pitched the top of the ninth and earned the win. Clayton Beeter (5-4) took the loss. Washington’s Will Dion allowed one hit over three scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Miami’s Ryan Gusto scattered five hits over four scoreless innings.

The Marlins improved to 65-64. The Nationals fell to 61-69. Washington had nine hits; Miami had six. Attendance was 13,941. The game lasted 2 hours, 58 minutes.