Overview
- Washington beat Miami 3-2 Friday at loanDepot Park, with every run scored in the opening inning.
- Starter Foster Griffin worked seven innings, gave up two runs with a career-high nine strikeouts, threw 103 pitches, and trimmed his ERA to 2.12.
- Jacob Young hit a two-run homer after a CJ Abrams RBI single made it 1-0, and Curtis Mead reached three times to help set the tone.
- Miami has dropped five of six on a 10-game homestand as Washington improved to 13-7 away from home and won a third straight.
- The series continues with Miami’s Janson Junk, who has allowed one run over his last 16 1/3 innings, facing Washington’s plan to open with Richard Lovelady before Zack Littell works in a bulk role.