Lile homers twice as Nationals top Marlins 6‑3

WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Daylen Lile homered twice and drove in four runs as the Washington Nationals defeated the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Monday at Nationals Park. Lile went 3 for 3, hitting a two-run homer in the fifth inning and another two-run homer in the seventh. Brady House added two hits and an RBI for Washington. Kyle Stowers drove in two runs for Miami.

Washington scored two runs in the fifth and four in the seventh, while Miami scored three in the fourth. Lile’s second homer put Washington ahead, and Andrés Chaparro and House added run-scoring singles in the seventh. Both teams finished with 11 hits. The Marlins grounded into two double plays.

Ryan Gusto started for Miami and allowed one earned run over 4 1/3 innings. Matt Waldron (2-2) earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief. Will Dion also pitched three scoreless innings. Erik Tolman struck out four over two hitless innings for his first save. Josh Ekness (1-2) took the loss. Attendance was 10,746, and the game lasted 2:50. Miami fell to 69-69, while Washington improved to 66-74.