May 9, 2026Updated 11:14 am EDT
The Washington Nationals will look to keep a three-game winning streak alive when they visit the Miami Marlins at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. Janson Junk (2-3, 2.82 ERA) will start for the Marlins, who are 17-22 this season and fourth in the NL East. Zack Littell (1-4, 7.24 ERA) is starting for the Nationals, who are 19-20 and second in the NL East.
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Injury reportsMarlins
Griffin Conine: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Pete Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Thumb), Adam Mazur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Nationals
Cole Henry: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Max Kranick: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Clayton Beeter: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Luis Garcia: day-to-day (Wrist)
Stats to know
Miami’s Liam Hicks is slashing .316/.369/.579 this season with nine home runs (19th in MLB), 34 RBIs (1st in MLB) and an OPS of .948 (10th in MLB). He has a 9.2% strikeout rate and a 7.7% walk rate in 130 plate appearances, and he has scored 20 total runs.
In 163 plate appearances, Xavier Edwards has hit three long balls, tallied 13 RBIs and scored 25 runs. He is batting .329/.420/.471 and has posted a 9.8% strikeout rate and a 13.5% walk rate. Edwards has recorded four steals on five attempts.
C.J. Abrams is hitting for a .291 BA, .394 OBP and .537 SLG with an 18.1% strikeout rate and an 11.3% walk rate. His OPS is .931, which ranks 13th in MLB, and he has scored 22 runs. In 160 plate appearances, he has hit nine home runs (19th in MLB) and driven in 34 runs (1st in MLB). Abrams has recorded seven steals on nine attempts.
In 185 plate appearances, James Wood has hit 10 long balls (11th in MLB), tallied 27 RBIs (17th in MLB) and scored 33 runs (3rd in MLB). He is batting .235/.384/.497 and has posted a 32.4% strikeout rate and an 18.4% walk rate. Wood has recorded seven steals on eight attempts.
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