Janson Junk (1-0) worked 5 2/3 scoreless innings of relief in a bullpen game, allowing two hits and striking out four. Faucher earned his seventh save.

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The Washington Nationals fell to an agonizing 4-3 defeat in their game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday. But it was not all doom and gloom for the Nationals and their fans as the team’s “top paw-spect” made his long-awaited MLB debut.

The Washington Nationals are struggling right now, losing seven in a row and eight of their last 10 games as things start to bottom out following a semi-promising start. Now falling ten games below .500 and sitting far and away dead last in runs scored across Major League Baseball over the last two weeks,

The 21-month-old golden retriever fetched a bat during a ceremony before the Washington Nationals’ game against the Miami Marlins as part of a Pups in the Park promotion.

Miami Marlins (27-41, fifth in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (30-40, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Eury Perez (0-1, 12.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP,

Marlins first. Xavier Edwards grounds out to second base, Luis Garcia to Nathaniel Lowe. Agustin Ramirez singles to center field. Otto Lopez singles to center field. Agustin Ramirez to third.

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The Washington Nationals were hoping that a return home against the Miami Marlins would allow them to get their season back on track after losing five in a row, including getting swept by the New York Mets on the road,