Washington Nationals vs. Miami Marlins - Live Score - August 21, 2026

Marlins (Gusto 0-3, 4.70) host Nationals (Lord 5-2, 4.04), looking to take advantage of their sleeping bats (6 runs in last 3 games)

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS

#41 RHP B. Lord

5-2 4.04 ERA

#65 RHP R. Gusto

0-3 4.70 ERA

LINEUP

NATIONALS

BATTING
1	Daylen Lile ^LF
2	Jorbit Vivas ^2B
3	Andrés Chaparro ^DH
4	Abimelec Ortiz ^1B
5	Brady House ^3B
6	Keibert Ruiz ^C
7	Dylan Crews ^RF
8	Nasim Nuñez ^SS
9	Jacob Young ^CF

PITCHING
RP	Brad Lord _(5-2)

MARLINS

BATTING
1	Jakob Marsee ^CF
2	Owen Caissie ^RF
3	Griffin Conine ^1B
4	Xavier Edwards ^2B
5	Otto Lopez ^SS
6	Heriberto Hernández ^LF
7	Joe Mack ^C
8	Agustín Ramírez ^DH
9	Leo Jiménez ^3B

PITCHING
SP	Ryan Gusto _(0-3)

TEAM STATS

WSH 4TH NL EAST

5.2 R 4.4

.249 AVG .250

182 HR 131

136 SB 130

4.68 ERA 3.96

.258 OAV .233

MIA 3RD NL EAST

TEAM LEADERS

WSH

CJ Abrams

.279

AVG

.308

RBI

3.22

ERA

3.46

162

133

MIA

PREVIOUS GAMES

WSH


8/20	@TEX	L2-0
8/19	@TEX	W6-0
8/18	@TEX	L5-0
8/16	@NYM	L4-3
8/15	@NYM	L5-4

MIA


8/19	@PHI	L4-1
8/18	@PHI	L6-4
8/17	@PHI	L6-5
8/16	@CIN	W7-1
8/15	@CIN	W8-4

RUN LINE

The Marlins must win by 2 runs or more to cover the run line

+1.5

WSH

-1.5

MIA

TEAM TO WIN

A bet of $100 would win $229 total if the Nationals win and a bet of $149 would win $249 total if the Marlins win

+129

WSH

-149

MIA

TOTAL

The combined final score of both teams is set at 7.5

-119

OVER 7.5

-104

UNDER 7.5

PLAYER NEWS

CJ Abrams WSH #5 - SS

Abrams (ankle) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game in Miami.

DJ Herz WSH #77 - P

Herz (elbow) struck out two and allowed one hit and two walks over two scoreless innings in a rehab start Thursday with Double-A Harrisburg.

Anthony Bender MIA #37 - P

Bender's rehab assignment has been paused after he reported soreness in his right shin during his first rehab appearance with Triple-A Jacksonville, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.