Keibert Ruiz and Ildemaro Vargas hit back-to-back, one-out singles off of Marlins’ reliever Tanner Scott with Miami up 2-1 over Washington in the series finale with the Nationals on Sunday afternoon in loanDepot park. The so-called “scrappy” Nationals, who have made rallying late something of a habit in recent weeks, including in Saturday’s win, didn’t do it this time.
Rookie outfielder Jacob Young (who scored his first run in his first game in the majors when he came on as a pinch runner late on Saturday afternoon, and started his first game in the big leagues on Sunday) sent a roller out to third to start a rally-killing and game-ending 5-4-3 double play.