ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Washington Nationals center fielder Jacob Young left Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays in the eighth inning after crashing into the outfield wall.
Young chased down a fly ball off the bat of Victor Mesa Jr., deep into the alley in left-center field with the National ahead 3-2.
As he caught the ball, Young hit the wall hard with his right shoulder and head but held on to the ball and quickly get it to left fielder Daylen Lile to prevent Chandler Simpson from advancing from first base.
Young was down on the warning track for several minutes while being attended to by the Washington training staff. He eventually got to his feet and walked off the field to the Nationals’ dugout.
After the game Washington manager Blake Butera told reporters that Young is considered day-to-day.
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Washington Nationals center fielder Jacob Young makes a catch on a fly ball by Seattle Mariners' Cole Young for an out during the firstinning of a baseball game, Friday, June 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
MIAMI (AP) — Max Meyer allowed two runs in five innings to win his eighth consecutive decision to start the season, Heriberto Hernández homered and the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Saturday for their seventh straight victory at home.
Jakob Marsee doubled and singled for the Marlins, who are 13-4 in June and improved to 39-38 to move above .500 for the first time since April 13, when they were 9-8.
Meyer (8-0) labored through his outing, allowing seven hits, striking out seven and walking two. But he completed a perfect fifth to surpass Dontrelle Willis in franchise history to start the season with eight straight wins. Willis won his first seven decisions in 2005.
Casey Schmitt doubled twice and homered for the Giants, who stranded nine runners.
The Marlins chased Giants starter Trevor McDonald (2-5) during a four-run fourth. Hernandez’s two-run blast against reliever Matt Gage capped the scoring and put Miami ahead 6-2. Marsee also hit an RBI single and Otto López scored from third on a double-play groundout with the bases loaded.
With this single in the fourth, López became the first player to reach 100 hits in the majors this season.
Schmitt’s RBI double in the eighth narrowed the gap before Pete Fairbanks pitched a perfect ninth for his 11th save.
McDonald allowed five runs and three hits in three-plus innings. He walked three and hit three batters. It was the right-hander’s second consecutive outing in which he failed to complete four innings.
The Giants erased their second one-run deficit in the early innings with Schmitt’s solo homer in the fourth, his 16th.
Xavier Edwards reached on a fielding error by McDonald that allowed Joe Mack to score from third and give the Marlins a 2-1 lead in the second.
Owen Caissie walked with the bases loaded in the first to put Miami on the board.
San Francisco tied it on Drew Gilbert’s RBI single in the second.
RHP Logan Webb (4-4, 3.46 ERA) will start the series finale for the Giants on Sunday against Marlins RHP Ryan Gusto (0-2, 7.24).
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Miami Marlins relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks, right, reacts with starting pitcher Joe Mack (80) after the Marlins defeated the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game, June 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins' Esteury Ruiz scores on a single hit by Jakob Marsee during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
San Francisco Giants' Casey Schmitt is congratulated in the dugout after scoring on solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins' Heriberto Hernandez (13) watches after hitting a two run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Max Meyer throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
