The Miami Marlins played a rare meaningful game on Friday and beat the Washington Nationals by a final score of 4-3.
The Nationals are in desperate need of wins as the New York Mets continue to increase their lead in the division. After this loss, Washington's elimination number is down 29. Miami is out of contention, but will have a say in the division race. The Marlins have several more games with both Washington and New York.
Adam Conley wasn't stellar but he was good enough to pick up his second major league win. Conley gave up three runs on six hits in five innings while striking out six. The rookie now has a 4.96 E.R.A. and is a candidate to start 2016 in the rotation.
Miami's bullpen did a tremendous job of preserving the lead with four innings of one-hit ball. The pen combined to allow no runs and one walk while striking out a pair. Kyle Barraclough, Bryan Morris, Adam Dunn and A.J. Ramos all saw time on the mound. Ramos notched his 23rd save of the year in the ninth.
Martin Prado was a big reason for Miami's win as the third basemen had two hits and brought home two runs. Prado brought home both of those runs in the third inning when he sent his seventh home run of the season out of the park. The veteran has been hot lately and has his batting average up to .274.
Marcell Ozuna also homered in the game with his seventh blast of the season. Ozuna added his 19th double of the year as part of a two-hit day.
The Marlins will turn to Tom Koehler on Saturday as they look to take a second straight from the Nationals.
