Josh Bell homers again as Nationals hold on to beat Marlins 7-5

By: The Associated Press Posted: 9:15 PM CDT Tuesday, Sep. 9, 2025

MIAMI (AP) — Josh Bell homered for the fourth time in three games, Mitchell Parker threw 7 2/3 innings of two-run ball and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night.

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MIAMI (AP) — Josh Bell homered for the fourth time in three games, Mitchell Parker threw 7 2/3 innings of two-run ball and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night.

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MIAMI (AP) — Josh Bell homered for the fourth time in three games, Mitchell Parker threw 7 2/3 innings of two-run ball and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night.

Rookie Daylen Lile also went deep while CJ Abrams and James Wood doubled and singled each for the Nationals.

Parker (8-15) retired 14 straight after allowing Joey Wiemer’s solo homer in the second. The left-hander allowed four hits, struck out two and walked two.

Washington Nationals' Josh Bell (19) gestures to the bullpen after hitting a three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

After losing five of their first six against the Marlins this season, the Nationals have won five straight against their NL East opponent.

Washington built a 7-1 lead before the Marlins rallied on Agustín Ramírez’s RBI single in the eighth and rookie Victor Mesa Jr.’s two-run double in the ninth that made it 7-4. After Jose A. Ferrer allowed Xavier Edwards’ RBI infield single that scored Mesa, he retired Ramírez on a groundout for his eighth save.

The Nationals struck quickly against Miami starter Adam Mazur on Bell’s three-run homer in the first. Bell drove Mazur’s slider into the upper deck seats in right for his 20th home run.

Bell homered twice in Monday’s 15-7 series opening win and also went deep when Washington beat the Chicago Cubs to close their series Sunday.

Mazur (0-3) gave up six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Key moment

After Ramírez’s two-out RBI single in the eighth, Washington reliever P.J. Poulin struck out Jakob Marsee with the bases loaded to end Miami’s threat.

Key stat