MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Hunter Strickland and Wander Suero (6-9) allowed two runs apiece in the seventh, and Tanner Rainey gave up an RBI triple by Starlin Castro as the Marlins rallied from a 3-1 deficit.
The Nationals blew a late two-run lead to lose, and less than an hour later, their advantage atop the NL wild-card race was gone, too.
Three relievers each gave up an extra-base hit in a seventh-inning meltdown Sunday, and Washington’s streak of 11 consecutive wins against the Miami Marlins ended with a 5-3 defeat.
The Brewers (86-70) subsequently closed out a 4-3 victory over the Pirates to pull into a tie with the Nationals (85-69) at the top of the wild-card standings — Washington leads by one percentage point with two fewer games played.