Stephen Strasburg’s strikeout surge continues as Nationals beat Marlins 13-3

Friday night’s game could have ended with another bullpen let down, but the Washington Nationals (76-71) pulled through, completing a walk-off, extra innings win over the Miami Marlins (64-84). The Marlins’ ace struck out eight in 5.2 innings.

“They are playing baseball the right way”, Jennings said of the Marlins success against Washington this year.

“Bour, he is pretty incredible against us”, Harper said.

Scherzer just hasn’t been given much support and he won’t get it here so I look for the Marlins to peck away and get the win.

Escobar was 4 for 4 and had a three-run double in a seven-run sixth inning.

“I feel bad. It was frustrating”, said Storen, standing his locker Thursday.

The loss was Miami’s worst since a 12-1 defeat to the Mets on August. 3, and the first time they’ve allowed more than 12 runs this season.

George Washington volleyball player Chidima Osuchukwu has earned the Atlantic 10’s Player of the Week award for three consecutive weeks.

Yelich hit an early two-run homer and had two hits, and Miguel Rojas doubled twice. Christian Yelich and Prado hit two-out singles, then Bour fell behind 0-2, but worked the count to 2-2 before connecting for his 18th home run, and fourth against Washington.

Roark allowed eight hits and six runs in five innings before he was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the fifth. He gave up 16 in 198 2-3 innings last season.

Cosart (2-4) turned in his third straight productive effort since being recalled from the minors.

Bryce Harper has been on fire this week, with four homers in three games in Philadelphia and two more hits on Thursday against Miami.

Miami second baseman Dee Gordon added two hits, one run, one RBI and his 52nd steal.

Wilson Ramos walked to reload the bases, but Ramos fanned Michael Taylor.

In the sixth, after Harper fouled two balls off his foot and ankle, he singled.

Clint Robinson, however, hit a slow roller to first, Harper was caught in a rundown between third and home and Washington failed to score.

“We’re thinking about [the scenarios] all the time”, said first baseman Tyler Moore, who homered for the second straight game.

Bour has 19 homers during his career (18 this year), and five have been against the Nationals, with four at Nationals Park. “We had an opportunity to tie it up in the eighth”, Desmond said. “We kept on knocking on the door”.

Marlins: INF Adeiny Hechavarria (left hamstring tightness) hasn’t played since September 2, but took infield practice this week and is “moving toward getting back on the field”, according to manager Dan Jennings.

“He loves to play”, Nationals manager Matt Williams said about Moore, who was making just his 33rd start of the year. 3B Yunel Escobar was in the lineup after leaving in the eighth inning Wednesday because of a tight hamstring. He allowed six hits and walked only one while lowering his ERA to 1.98 over his last 11 starts. “I’ve had a couple good games here”.

The previous marks were set by catcher Chris Widger, who hit 15 homers with the Montreal Expos in 1998 and had 56 RBIs the next year.