The Washington Nationals converted an early advantage into a 5-4, 10-inning win over the Miami Marlins on the strength of a single decisive run after Miami’s four-run seventh-inning comeback. Washington led 4-0 after three innings, but Heriberto Hernandez’s two-run home run helped Miami level the game and send it beyond nine innings. The Nationals recovered in the 10th to move to 65-73, while Miami fell to 68-68.

Miami’s response came almost entirely in the seventh, when the Marlins scored all four of their runs to erase the deficit. Hernandez finished 1-for-5 with two RBIs and the home run, while Kyle Stowers delivered two RBIs in a 1-for-4 outing. Sandy Alcantara worked six innings and struck out three; he allowed four earned runs but kept Miami in position to rally, and the Marlins’ bullpen held Washington scoreless from the fourth through the ninth before the Nationals broke through in the 10th.

The result gives Washington a needed win in a game it nearly let slip after controlling the first half. Miami showed enough offensive resilience to force extra innings, but the loss leaves the Marlins at .500 and underscores the cost of surrendering the early margin before failing to answer Washington’s final run. For the Nationals, Cavalli’s strikeout rate and the bullpen’s work after the seventh provide a foundation worth carrying into the next series.