Meneses hits 2-run single in 8th to lift Nationals to 3-1 win over Marlins


by WTOP

WTOP— Joey Meneses hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night.

The Washington Times—Joey Meneses hits 2-run single in 8th to lift Nationals to 3-1 win over Marlins. Joey Meneses hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night.

Yahoo Sports—Brent Rooker's 2-run homer leads A's to fifth straight win, 3-1 over Marlins. Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory. “I've been really pleased with my process, been pleased with how my at-bats have gone, the way I've felt, the way I've seen the ball, the swings I've taken,” Rooker said. Esteury Ruiz added an RBI single in the fifth as the A's backed lefty JP Sears (2-2), who won for the first time in four starts.

Yahoo Sports—Rangers' Jon Gray holds Nationals to 3 singles over 8 innings in a 7-1 win. Jon Gray retired 22 of the last 23 batters he faced while limiting Washington to three singles over eight innings and the Texas Rangers won 7-1 on Tuesday night to end the Nationals' four-game winning streak. Josh Smith and Leody Taveras homered for the defending World Series champion Rangers (16-14), who have won back-to-back games for only the second time since April 6. Coming off a four-game sweep of Miami on the road, the Nationals (14-15) missed a chance to get over .500 for the first...