Game 14 lineups: Nats at Marlins

MIAMI – After a wild, come-from-behind victory to start the series, the Nationals will be looking to jump ahead early in this afternoon’s contest against the Marlins.

In order to do so, they have a tough challenge ahead of them in Miami ace Sandy Alcantara. The former Cy Young Award winner has made two starts this season after missing all of 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander has gone 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA, 0.931 WHIP and 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings over 9 ⅔ frames to start his 2025 campaign.

In 15 career starts against the Nats, Alcantara is 7-6 with a 3.42 ERA and 1.202 WHIP.

The Nationals will counter with Trevor Williams making his third start of the year. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA and 1.700 WHIP while completing five innings in each of his previous two starts.

Williams is 1-4 with a 4.95 ERA and 1.331 WHIP in 14 career appearances, nine starts, against the team that drafted him back in 2013. But he held the Marlins to one run over five strong innings in his lone start against them last year.

The roof is open again at loanDepot park, with the wind blowing straight out to center field.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at MIAMI MARLINS
Where: loanDepot park
Gametime: 4:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, DC 87.7 (Spanish), MLB.com
Weather: Sunny, 81 degrees, wind 12 mph out to center field

NATIONALS
RF Alex Call
LF James Wood
C Keibert Ruiz
DH Nathaniel Lowe
1B Josh Bell
2B Luis García Jr.
3B Amed Rosario
SS Paul DeJong
CF Jacob Young

RHP Trevor Williams

MARLINS
SS Xavier Edwards
RF Kyle Stowers
2B Otto Lopez
1B Matt Mervis
DH Eric Wagaman
LF Griffin Conine
CF Derek Hill
C Liam Hicks
3B Graham Pauley

RHP Sandy Alcantara