Washington plays Miami after Corbin's solid performance

Updated May. 2, 2021 3:20 a.m. ET

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Miami Marlins (11-15, fifth in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (11-12, second in the NL East)

Washington; Sunday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Trevor Rogers (3-1, 1.29 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 38 strikeouts) Nationals: Max Scherzer (1-2, 3.00 ERA, .93 WHIP, 38 strikeouts)

LINE: Nationals -148, Marlins +129; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Washington heads into the matchup after a strong showing by Patrick Corbin. Corbin pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts against Miami.

The Nationals are 4-4 against opponents from the NL East. The Washington offense has compiled a .253 batting average as a team this season, good for first in the National League. Josh Harrison leads the team with an average of .356.

The Marlins are 4-4 against NL East Division teams. Miami is slugging .359 as a unit. Jesus Aguilar leads the team with a slugging percentage of .560.

The Nationals won the last meeting 7-2. Patrick Corbin earned his first victory and Yan Gomes went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs for Washington. Paul Campbell registered his second loss for Miami.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trea Turner leads the Nationals with 10 extra base hits and is slugging .549.

Aguilar leads the Marlins with 23 RBIs and is batting .298.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 6-4, .232 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored by one run

Marlins: 4-6, .197 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

INJURIES: Nationals: Wander Suero: (oblique), Stephen Strasburg: (right shoulder), Will Harris: (hand), Luis Avilan: (elbow), Juan Soto: (shoulder).

Marlins: Elieser Hernandez: (biceps), Jorge Guzman: (elbow), Jeff Brigham: (undisclosed), Starling Marte: (rib), Corey Dickerson: (groin), Jazz Chisholm Jr.: (hamstring), Brian Anderson: (oblique), Jorge Alfaro: (leg).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Paul Campbell

Trevor Rogers

Yan Gomes

Will Harris

Trea Turner

Stephen Strasburg

Juan Soto

Luis Avilán

Josh Harrison

Max Scherzer

Jesús Aguilar

Jazz Chisholm

Jeff Brigham

Elieser Hernández

Starling Marte

Brian Anderson

Wander Suero

Jorge Alfaro

Patrick Corbin

Corey Dickerson

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