Wieters, Harper lead Nationals over Marlins
WASHINGTON -- -- Matt Wieters had three hits and drove in two runs, Bryce Harper added two hits and two RBIs, and a shaky Tanner Roark allowed two runs as the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Wednesday.
Marlins manager Don Mattingly was ejected in the top of the seventh after his third baseman, Derek Dietrich, was hit by a pitch on the first offering from Washington reliever Enny Romero. Dietrich shouted at Romero as he went to first, and Mattingly had words with plate umpire Ron Kulpa, who quickly tossed him.
Roark (1-0) won 16 games last season and began this year by allowing two runs in the first inning before bouncing back. He gave up two runs, two walks, two hit by pitches and a wild pitch before being lifted for a pinch hitter after six innings.
J.T. Realmuto hit a solo homer off Romero in the eighth to trim the lead to 6-3. Dietrich grounded out against Oliver Perez to end the inning with two runners on base. Blake Treinen pitched the ninth for his second save but not before Realmuto drove in a run with his second hit.
Miami starter Dan Straily (0-1) gave up five runs in 3 1/3 innings.
Jayson Werth and Daniel Murphy also had two hits for Washington, and Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna had two for the Marlins. Yelich fanned for the last out in the ninth.
Ozuna stroked a two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the first to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead.
Washington's Ryan Zimmerman hit a solo homer to right with one out in the second to pull the Nationals to within 2-1.
Washington scored four times in the fourth to take a 5-2 lead.
Harper recorded an RBI double, Murphy added an RBI single and Wieters drove in two runs with a single through the left side to chase Straily, who was victimized when a bloop single off the bat of Werth fell between center fielder Yelich and second baseman Dee Gordon before Wieters followed with a ground single with one out.
Harper tacked on an RBI single in the fifth to build the margin to 6-2.
NOTES: Washington 3B Anthony Rendon, who has been dealing with a sore calf, was in the starting lineup after he did not play Opening Day. He hit sixth in the order and was 0-for-4 ... Marlins 3B Martin Prado is on the disabled list with a left oblique strain and could play the middle of this month, manager Don Mattingly said. Prado hit .305 last year with 75 RBIs. "All the things are progressing," Mattingly said ... There was a moment of silence for former Washington Senators outfielder Roy Sievers, who died Monday at age 90.