NL East Division foes will meet on Tuesday night, when the Washington Nationals travel to loanDepot Park to take on the Miami Marlins. The Nationals are 15 games below .500 on the road and 14.5 games off the pace in the division standings. On Sunday, Washington went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base during a 7-3 road loss against Milwaukee.
Twenty-eight year old righty Erick Fedde (5-8 5.14 ERA) will head to the hill for the Nationals in this contest. In his last start, Fedde allowed three runs in five innings during a 12-6 home victory versus Toronto.
The Miami Marlins are looking to snap a seven-game streak and are sitting in last place. On Sunday, Miami managed just three hits and struck out nine times during a 3-1 road loss against Cincinnati. SP Sandy Alcantara (7-12) allowed two runs in seven innings and took the loss for the Marlins, who dropped to 51-74 on the year.
The Marlins will counter with twenty-three year old southpaw Jesus Luzardo (4-6 7.76 ERA) in the series opener. In four starts since being traded to Miami, Luzardo has been tagged for 19 runs in just 17 plus innings.
