Paolo Espino tossed five scoreless and handed a 2-0 lead to Austin Voth, who gave up a walk, single, and three-run home run in the first three at bats after taking over on the hill, but the Washington Nationals rallied against the visiting Miami Marlins in Nationals Park, scoring three in the bottom of the fifth in what ended up a 6-3 win.
Espino vs the Marlins: In five first half starts, Paolo Espino, 34, put up a 3.22 ERA, five walks, 11 Ks, and a .265/.300/.410 line against in 22 1⁄3 IP.