That loud thud you heard Sunday in D.C. was the Washington Nationals being swept at home by the last-place Miami Marlins.

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Janson Junk (1-0) worked 5 2/3 scoreless innings of relief in a bullpen game, allowing two hits and striking out four. Faucher earned his seventh save.

The Washington Nationals fell to an agonizing 4-3 defeat in their game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday. But it was not all doom and gloom for the Nationals and their fans as the team’s “top paw-spect” made his long-awaited MLB debut.

Miami managed only a run on Liam Hicks’ third-inning RBI single in the first five innings against Washington starter Trevor Williams (3-8). Hicks and Otto Lopez opened the sixth with singles, and two batters later Eric Wagaman poked a single to right off reliever Brad Lord to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead.

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The Miami Marlins will definitely be looking to make some moves before the MLB trade deadline, and one player's value is increasing by the day: outfielder Dane

The dog days of summer arrived Saturday at Nationals Park. Bruce, a 21-month-old golden retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony before the Washington Nationals-Miami Marlins game.

The Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals will have a quick turnaround for the middle game of their series on Saturday.