Bryce Harper returned to the lineup this afternoon for the first time since he injured his right thumb on an awkward slide into third base in last Sunday’s series finale with the Pittsburgh Pirates in PNC Park. He went 0 for 4 with 4 Ks.
A.J. Cole lasted three innings, giving up six hits and four runs (two earned) in what could be his final outing of the 2016 campaign.
With Miami up 4-0 after three in Washington, D.C., the Nationals rallied with back-to-back homers by Anthony Rendon and Stephen Drew, an RBI double by Jose Lobaton and an RBI single by Trea Turner in the fourth, 4-4.