MIAMI — Jazz Chisholm bunted for a single on the primary pitch of Stephen Strasburg’s return from a one-year absence, stole second and the Marlins saved on getting in a 7-4 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night time that completed a three-game sweep.
The 33-year-old right-hander, pitching on the thirteenth anniversary of Washington choosing him with the primary total decide within the novice draft, allowed seven runs, eight hits and two walks in 4²/₃ innings.
“It felt good, and I’m excited to be taught from it and get again on the market for the following one,” Strasburg mentioned. “Fastball command might have been higher in sure spots there. I felt the changeup was working fairly properly. All in all, it’s a spot to begin and attempt to construct off of it.”
Strasburg (0-1) struck out 5 and hit a batter, throwing 63 of 83 pitches for strikes whereas averaging 91.9 mph together with his fastball.
“He didn’t throw 93-94 (mph) however his fastball had ooofff on the finish of it,” Nationals supervisor Dave Martinez mentioned. “There was late motion. Now it’s a matter of getting again on the market each 5 days and getting him going.”
The three-time All-Star and 2019 World Collection MVP had not pitched in a serious league sport since June 1 final yr, spending a lot of the time recovering from surgical procedure on July 28 to appropriate thoracic outlet syndrome, a compression of nerves, arteries or veins close to the neck or armpit. He had made three minor league rehabilitation begins.
The Marlins had been 0-12 in 15 video games began by Strasburg since Might 5, 2015. His report towards them dropped to 21-8.
Trevor Rogers (3-5) allowed two runs and 6 hits in 5 innings.
Jesús Sánchez homered and doubled towards Strasburg, and Chisholm had two bunt singles. Garrett Cooper doubled and singled, giving him six straight multihit video games.
“It feels nice to be again and in a position to carry out,” mentioned Sánchez, who sat out Wednesday due to again stiffness. “Now that we’re right here, now we have to hustle and maintain going.”
Chisholm scored on Sánchez’s RBI double and Jon Berti adopted with a two-run single for a 3-0 lead within the first. Miami entered with 13 first-inning runs — solely Detroit with 12 had fewer.
“Guys did an excellent job of getting on base, and getting some key hits and we had been in a position to stretch it out,” Marlins supervisor Don Mattingly mentioned.
Juan Soto hit a two-run single within the fifth earlier than Miami chased Strasburg in a four-run backside half that embody Cooper’s RBI double, Jesús Aguilar’s run-scoring single and Sánchez’s two-run homer.
Washington closed within the seventh when Lane Thomas had an RBI double and Victor Robles ran house on proper fielder Avisaíl García’s throwing error.
Anthony Bass received the ultimate out within the seventh and pitched a scoreless eighth. Tanner Scott closed with an ideal ninth for his third save.
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