Tom Koehler outpitched Stephen Strasburg, Giancarlo Stanton homered, and the revitalized Miami Marlins earned their fourth win in a row Saturday by beating the visiting Washington Nationals, 8-0.
Washington, the defending National League East champion, lost its fourth straight and fell into a tie for third place with the Marlins, who have put together their winning streak after a 3-11 start.
Stanton had three hits, including his fifth homer in nine games, and drove in two runs. Justin Bour, recalled Friday from the minor leagues, had two run-scoring singles, and Adeiny Hechavarria hit a three-run homer.
Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and scored in the eighth, for a career total of 1,967 runs — 1,309 in the major leagues and 658 in Japan — surpassing Sadaharu Oh’s record for Japanese players.