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The Nationals and Marlins have sloshed their way through six innings, and Washington is up 5-3 in the top of the seventh. Jason Marquis allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings, though he allowed a homer to light-hitting catcher Brett Hayes in the bottom of the sixth. It turned a good start into an average one, but it's the third time in a row Marquis has given the Nationals a chance to win, and he's in line for his first victory of the year.
Ryan Zimmerman's three-run homer put the Nationals up 4-1 in the third, and the Marlins' two errors have helped, with the Nationals' fifth run coming in on an error and a pair of wild pitches in the top of the seventh The Nationals have a chance for their third straight win here, if their bullpen can keep Florida's offense down.
