Miami managed only a run on Liam Hicks’ third-inning RBI single in the first five innings against Washington starter Trevor Williams (3-8). Hicks and Otto Lopez opened the sixth with singles, and two batters later Eric Wagaman poked a single to right off reliever Brad Lord to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead.

That loud thud you heard Sunday in D.C. was the Washington Nationals being swept at home by the last-place Miami Marlins.

The Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals will have a quick turnaround for the middle game of their series on Saturday.

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The Washington Nationals were hoping that a return home against the Miami Marlins would allow them to get their season back on track after losing five in a row,