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.

There is one team that makes perfect sense as a trade partner for the Miami Marlins before the MLB trade deadline.

Alcantara, who won the NL Cy Young Award in 2022, has struggled in his first season back from Tommy John surgery. The 29-year-old enters MLB games today with career worsts in ERA (7.14), WHIP (1.49) and OPS allowed (.758).

The Nationals are not in a good place right now, suffice it to say. They’ve lost seven in a row, including two straight to the Marlins. They’re a season-low 10 games under .500. And after Saturday’s game,

Even though MLB fans may not love the Marlins trading Alcantara, another former ace, to the Dodgers, a trade with Los Angeles would make a ton of sense. This is a scenario Marlins On SI's own Matthew Schmidt recently broke down. The Dodgers came into the season with the fourth-best farm system in baseball.

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Rookie Agustín Ramírez hit two home runs and Eric Wagaman had three RBIs to help the Miami Marlins hand the Washington Nationals their sixth straight loss, 11-9 in a game that included a rain delay of more than two hours.

Considering the previous antiquated facilities, this is significant, especially for a Marlins’ franchise whose payroll is always close to the bottom.

While the season hasn't been the best for this Marlins star, the trade value could be too low to do any deal at this point.

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