Joey Meneses hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night.
“That’s a good win on the road — first game of a series,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “The boys really fought. Really proud of the group. It was a group effort.”
“We are not gonna quit. That’s not who we are,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “That’s not in my DNA.”“Just tried to relax and go to the plate focused. Trying to look for a good pitch that I know I can take a good swing at,” Meneses said through a translator. “You try to win games any way you can so when you have a big at bat to help the team that way, the emotions just come out.”
“I think I was a little more focused on trying to stay short to the ball and try to get a good pitch to hit,” Meneses said of his plate appearance in the eighth.Marlins starter Anthony Maldonado threw three scoreless innings in his major league debut. Maldonado, who was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville after original starter Jesús Luzardo was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday, allowed three hits and struck out two.
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