Wood hits 2-run home run as Nationals ride opposite-field hitting to 5-2 win over Marlins

WASHINGTON AP James Wood hit a two-run home run rookie Daylen Lile drove in a run and scored another and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins - on Tuesday night Lile hit a bloop double in the second and an RBI single in the third Lile scored on Riley Adams double after his own double Adams scored on an opposite-field single from Jacob Young Adams knocked the ball out of the glove of Marlins third baseman Connor Norby on a tag attempt to reach third base on the prior play In the fourth Wood drove home Young with his th home run of the season Young was removed from the championship in the top of the sixth inning with back spasms He was replaced in center field by Robert Hassell III Adam Mazur - gave up hits and five runs but finished six innings for Miami The Marlins used five pitchers in the - loss to open the series on Monday night Jose A Ferrer earned his sixth save of the season with a - - ninth inning to secure the series win He was the fifth Nationals reliever after five innings of two-run baseball from starter Cade Cavalli - Key moment Norby s failure to tag Adams out at third base allowed the latter to sum on Young s ensuing single giving the Nationals an early - lead Key stat Wood s home run was just his third since July At that point Wood had home runs eighth in the majors His home runs now rank tied for st in baseball Up next The Nationals will send LHP Mitchell Parker - ERA to the mound on Wednesday night against Marlins RHP Eury P rez -