Dylan Crews hits an RBI single in 10th sends Nationals past Marlins, 5-4

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dylan Crews hit an RBI single with two out in the 10th inning to give the Washington Nationals a 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.

Miami pitchers had set down 21 consecutive Nationals before Michael Petersen (3-4) walked José Tena and Daylen Lile in the 10th inning to push automatic runner Nasim Nuñez to third. Crews then singled to the left of diving second baseman Xavier Edwards to win it.

Orlando Ribalta (1-2) pitched a scoreless 10th for his first major league victory in 70 career appearances.

Washington has won three in a row for the first time since Aug. 7-9.

Washington starter Cade Cavalli left the game after four hitless innings after he was hit in the right ankle by a 93 mph grounder from Javier Sanoja. Cavalli recovered to throw out Sanoja but limped back to the dugout. The team said the right-hander had right calf discomfort.

Heriberto Hernández hit his team-high 22nd home run for the Marlins, who have dropped four of five to fall to 68-68.

The Nationals went ahead in the third against Sandy Alcantara when catcher Joe Mack tried to underhand Crews’ dribbler but tossed it past first baseman Kyle Stowers allowing two runs to score. Crews later scored on Brady House’s single, and Jorbit Vivas followed with an RBI double to make it 4-0.

Miami had only one hit through 6 2/3 innings before Leo Jiménez’s single. Agustín Ramírez walked, and Stowers followed with a two-run double. Brad Lord entered, and Hernández hit his second pitch into the visitor’s bullpen to tie it.

Alcantara, who made his 198th start with the Marlins to pass Ricky Nolasco for the franchise’s career record, allowed four runs in six innings and struck out three.

Cavalli struck out eight and walked three.

Miami RHP Janson Junk (6-8, 4.21 ERA) faces Washington rookie LHP Andrew Alvarez (2-6, 3.72) on Sunday.

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Miami Marlins left fielder Heriberto Hernández, left, and center fielder Jakob Marsee, right, cannot catch a ball that went for a double hit by Washington Nationals' Jorbit Vivas during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Nationals' Dylan Crews (3) is safe at first base with a single against Miami Marlins first baseman Kyle Stowers, left, during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Miami Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian assets of German retailer Metro AG placed under temporary administration. The step comes against a background of tension between Germany and Russia over the war in Ukraine.

The order, posted Monday on the government website, did not state a reason. The step follows similar steps against the Russia businesses of global food company Nestle and French retailer Auchan under a 2023 decree aimed at businesses associated with “unfriendly countries.”

Temporary administration has led to local owners taking over the Russia businesses of French dairy concern Danone and Danish brewer Carlsberg at knockdown prices.

Metro said in a statement that although Metro Russia formally belonged to it, it had no further operational control over the business. The Kremlin order placed the assets under the administration of UK Torg Rus, described in the Metro news release as “a company of Metro Russia CEO Johannes Tholey.”

Metro said it had been reducing its connections to the Russia business since the 2022 Russian invasion. It said that “further consequences of the decree on Metro AG are currently being analyzed.” Metro has 9,000 employees in Russia.

Germany has concluded that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack at the Leipzig airport and closed a Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural center in Berlin. Russia in response closed the German consulate in St. Petersburg. Moscow denied the allegations.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met his German counterpart Johann Wadephul on Saturday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly but was dismissive afterward, saying that Wadephul "simply reiterated his official public position condemning Russia... you can judge for yourself whether that counts as dialogue or not.”

“The Russians are raising the pressure on Germany in their hybrid war,” said Stefan Meister, a Russia expert at the German Council on Foreign Relations. “It's being made clear that the Germans could lose even more companies and assets in Russia, in order to raise pressure on the German government from the German business community."

Meister said that Russia sees Germany “as a key adversary since it is Ukraine's most important single supporter.”

Some major Western businesses ceased operating in Russia and wrote off their businesses after 2022. Since then the Kremlin has imposed burdensome conditions for disposing of local affiliates, demanding they be sold at a steep discount and subject to exit taxes and government approval. Other companies have scaled back their operations, while others continue to do business as usual.

FILE - The logo of Metro Cash&Carry is photographed in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday March 30, 2016. (Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa via AP, file)