, who grew up in nearby Hialeah, walked three, hit a batter and struck out five. He retired 14 in a row during one stretch.Sean Doolittle relieved and got NL home run leader Giancarlo Stanton to ground into a double play. After Christian Yelich beat out an infield single, Marcell Ozuna popped out, giving Doolittle his fourth save since being acquired from Oakland and seventh this season.The game was the Nationals' first at Marlins Park since ace Max Scherzer took a no-hitter into the eighth but lost on June 21. There has been only one no-hitter in the majors this year - Miami's Edinson Volquez threw it at this ballpark last month against Arizona.Jose Urena (9-5) matched zeroes with Gonzalez until the sixth, when Bryce Harper's RBI single put the Nationals ahead. Urena allowed just three hits in eight innings.The closest Miami came to a hit before the ninth came when shortstop Wilmer Difo made a diving backhanded grab of Miguel Rojas' soft line drive in the sixth.Gonzalez made the Marlins look bad at times. To end the sixth he struck out Gordon, who badly missed a breaking pitch while throwing his bat at the ball. Gonzalez picked up the bat and handed it back to Gordon as he walked to the dugout.Doolittle is part of a bullpen further fortified when the Nationals acquired Minnesota Twins All-Star right-hander Brandon Kintzler earlier in the day.The game matched the top teams in the NL East - but the Nationals began the week with a 13-game lead.NO DEALThe Marlins made no deals at the trade deadline, to the relief of some players - but perhaps not all.''I guess it depends on whether you want to go somewhere else or you want to be here,'' manager Don Mattingly said.TRAINER'S ROOMNationals: OF Michael A. Taylor (oblique) began a rehab assignment with Single-A Potomac.Marlins: The team is hoping Volquez (left knee) and LHP Wei-Yin Chen (left arm) will pitch before the end of the season, said Michael Hill, president of baseball operations.UP NEXTScherzer (12-5, 2.23) is scheduled to start Tuesday against LHP Chris O'Grady (2-1, 3.68).---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Marlins look to take advantage of tired Nationals 2h ago• 2 min read MIAMI -- The Washington Nationals will arrive in South Florida on Monday a very talented and tired team.The talent part is obvious. The pitching staff is led by two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, and four .300 hitters populate the middle of the lineup: Bryce Harper, Daniel Murphy, Ryan Zimmerman and Anthony Rendon.However, the Nationals (62-41) split a doubleheader with the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday, and they will surely be dragging a bit when they report to Marlins Park on Monday for the start of a three-game series with the Miami Marlins.After Nationals right-hander Erick Fedde was lasted only five innings in his major league debut while losing the first game 10-6, veteran Edwin Jackson saved the Washington bullpen by pitching seven innings as Washington won the nightcap 3-1."Not only we won the game, but it put my bullpen back into relative shape tomorrow and the ensuing days," Washington manager Dusty Baker said. "That was big. Now we can pitch and play three days to the next off day on Thursday." Another issue is the trade deadline Monday afternoon. The Nationals, who lead the National League East by 13 games over the second-place Marlins, are looking for bullpen help with their eyes on the playoffs."The ultimate goal as players is to win a World Series," utility man Howie Kendrick said after joining Washington in a trade with Philadelphia over the weekend. "That's what we live for." Meanwhile, the Marlins (49-54) are looking to be sellers before the deadline arrives. Starting pitcher Dan Straily is probably the most valuable asset Miami is dangling with the hopes of hooking premium prospects in return.Straily (7-7, 3.79 ERA) took a 6-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, then said after the game that he is aware of the rumors."I'd be lying if I said it wasn't in my thoughts ever," Straily said. "You are always aware whether you see it yourself or get asked about it by you guys. It's one of those things as a ballplayer that you just handle." The Monday pitching matchup features Washington left-hander Gio Gonzalez (8-5, 2.81 ERA) and Marlins right-hander Jose Urena (9-4, 4.04 ERA).Gonzalez, a left-hander from Miami, has been exceptional in his 13 career games against the Marlins, going 7-3 with a 2.19 ERA. In five games at Marlins Park, though, Gonzalez is just 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA.This will be Urena's first game against Washington in 2017. Last year, he went 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA against Washington in three relief appearances covering five innings.In terms of the offenses on the field on Monday, Washington is not the only team with heavy hitters.Miami right fielder Giancarlo Stanton leads the National League with 33 homers. Left fielder Marcell Ozuna hit his 24th homer of the season on Sunday, setting a career high. He also has 81 RBIs this season, 27 of them this month, a franchise record for July.Stanton and Marlins catcher J. T. Realmuto were held out of the starting lineup Sunday in an effort to rest them. Realmuto hit his 12th homer of the season on Saturday, breaking his previous career high of 11 set last year.Realmuto is fourth in the NL and eighth in the majors in homers by a catcher this year. He grounded out as a pinch hitter Sunday.
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