Dusty Baker is fond of saying that, “... if you can win the seventh, eighth, and ninth, if necessary, you’ve got a good chance to win most games.”
Washington’s Nationals rallied from a 2-1 deficit on Opening Day to beat the Miami Marlins, 4-2, outscoring the Fish in the last four innings with one in the sixth, two in the seventh and an insurance run in the eighth.
The Marlins rallied to get within two in the second game of the season, but fell again, 6-4.