WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Jackson Kent pitched seven strong innings and Brady House hit a three-run homer as the Washington Nationals defeated the Miami Marlins 9-2 on Friday at Nationals Park.

Kent allowed one earned run and three hits with three strikeouts to earn his first win. House finished 1 for 4 with three RBIs. Harry Ford homered, Dylan Crews doubled in two runs and Daylen Lile tripled in a run for Washington, which scored five runs in the third inning and four in the seventh.

Washington had seven hits. Miami had five. Heriberto Hernández homered for the Marlins in the eighth, and Xavier Edwards had an RBI single in the second. Miami grounded into two double plays. Eury Pérez took the loss.

Tyler Zuber tossed a scoreless inning with one strikeout for Miami. Patrick Monteverde allowed four earned runs over four innings. Max Kranick yielded one earned run over two innings for Washington.

The Nationals improved to 64-73. The Marlins fell to 68-67. Attendance was 18,047. The game lasted 2:35.