The Miami Marlins will look to Otto Lopez, currently on a 10-game hitting streak, against the Washington Nationals at 7:10 p.m. ET on Friday, at loanDepot park. Robby Snelling (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the start for the Marlins, who are 17-21 this season and fourth in the NL East. Foster Griffin (3-1, 2.27 ERA) is starting for the Nationals, who are 18-20 and second in the NL East.
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Injury reportsMarlins
Griffin Conine: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Pete Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Thumb), Adam Mazur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Nationals
Cole Henry: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Max Kranick: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Clayton Beeter: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Luis Garcia: day-to-day (Wrist)
Stats to know
- Miami’s Liam Hicks is slashing .319/.372/.584 this season with nine home runs (18th in MLB), 34 RBIs (1st in MLB) and an OPS of .956 (10th in MLB). He has a 9.3% strikeout rate and a 7.8% walk rate in 129 plate appearances, and he has scored 20 total runs.
- In 159 plate appearances, Xavier Edwards has slashed .328/.418/.453 this season. He has hit two long balls and driven in 12 runs with a strikeout rate of 9.4% and a walk rate of 13.2%. He has four stolen bases on five attempts. He has come around to score 24 times.
- Washington’s C.J. Abrams is slashing .290/.391/.542 this season with nine home runs (18th in MLB), 33 RBIs (2nd in MLB) and an OPS of .933 (18th in MLB). He has a 17.9% strikeout rate and a 10.9% walk rate in 156 plate appearances, and he has scored 21 total runs. Abrams has recorded seven steals on nine attempts.
- In 180 plate appearances, James Wood has slashed .243/.394/.514 this season. He has hit 10 long balls (11th in MLB) and driven in 27 runs (16th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 32.2% and a walk rate of 18.9%. He has stolen seven bases on eight attempts and has scored 33 runs (3rd in MLB).
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May 8, 2026
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