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LEADING OFF: Royals down 10 unvaccinated players in Toronto
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Royals down 10 unvaccinated players in TorontoThe Royals will be without 10 of the 26 players on their active roster for their upcoming trip to Toronto due to Canadian restrictions on travelers who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19.
Rendon 2-run single in 9th lifts Nationals past Marlins 7-6
Read full article: Rendon 2-run single in 9th lifts Nationals past Marlins 7-6Starlin Castro #13 of the Miami Marlins hits a two-run home run in the ninth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)WASHINGTON - Anthony Rendon lined a two-run single with one out in the ninth inning and the Washington Nationals rallied past the Miami Marlins 7-6 on Friday night for their seventh win in eight games. Rendon had three hits and drove in three runs, giving him 107 RBIs for the NL wild-card leaders. Howie Kendrick led off with a single against Ryne Stanek (0-3, 0-2 for the Marlins) Trea Turner followed with a walk. Nationals: Closer Sean Doolittle (right knee tendinitis) pitched a 1-2-3 sixth inning in a rehab appearance for Class A Potomac.
Nationals complete sweep of Marlins
Read full article: Nationals complete sweep of MarlinsWASHINGTON - Anthony Rendon hit his 20th homer and knocked in the go-ahead run to help the Washington Nationals finish off a three-game sweep of the last-place Miami Marlins with a 5-2 victory Thursday. Rendon hit a solo shot in the fourth off Elieser Hernandez (1-3) and drove in Gerardo Parra with a single in the fifth. RARE MARLINS DINGERMiguel Rojas connected on Sanchez's fifth pitch of the game, hitting his first homer of the season and No. The Marlins began the day last in the majors in home runs, six behind 29th-place Detroit. Nationals: RHP Max Scherzer is on the paternity list and is expected to make his start Saturday on Montreal Expos day.