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Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals

2026-08-28 · Updated August 28, 2026 6:50 AM ET

Matchup

Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals

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Away Team
Miami Marlins

Road club

Home Team
Washington Nationals

Home club

Game Date
2026-08-28

Scheduled slate date

Miami Marlins Outlook
Commanding

Team outlook tier

Washington Nationals Outlook
Underdog

Team outlook tier

Favorite
Miami Marlins

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Below Average

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Neutral

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

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Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Eury PérezMiami Marlins
Jackson KentWashington Nationals
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Heriberto HernándezMiami MarlinsDifficult
Kyle StowersMiami MarlinsDifficult
CJ AbramsWashington NationalsDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Kyle StowersMiami MarlinsAbove AverageBelow AverageDifficult
CJ AbramsWashington NationalsAbove AverageBelow AverageDifficult
Heriberto HernándezMiami MarlinsNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
73°F

Weather

Wind
2 mph NW

Weather

Roof
Outdoor

Venue

Weather Label
Neutral

Impact

Summary
Warm, calm

Weather

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