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Alfaro lifts Marlins over Nats 4-3 in 10 to end 8-game slide

Jorge Alfaro of the Miami Marlins hits a walk-off RBI single during the tenth inning against the Washington Nationals at loanDepot park on August 25, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (Michael Reaves, 2021 Getty Images)

MIAMI – Jorge Alfaro hit a game-winning single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Washington Nationals 4-3.

Right fielder Jesús Sánchez threw out automatic runner Carter Kieboom at home plate as he attempted to score from second on Austin Riley’s single in the top of the 10th.

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The Marlins won for the first time since defeating the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Aug. 15.

Josh Bell and Yadiel Hernández homered in a three-run seventh that erased a 2-0 deficit for Washington in the major league debut of touted Miami starter Edward Cabrera.


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