The Marlins are off to a terrible start and they dropped yesterday's series opener. They're favored for a valid reason this afternoon though and will take advantage of the opportunity for victory.

Mitchell Parker has gotten off to a wonderful beginning for Washington. He's still only made 2 major league starts though and his minor league numbers were mostly mediocre. He'll come back down to earth and that should happen this afternoon. Even if Parker pitches well again, he's unlikely to get a whole lot of support. Cabrera struck out 10 in his lone home start, allowing only 1 run in 6 innings. Cabrera is 2-1 with a solid 3.86 ERA in 4 career appearances versus Washington. Miami gets it done with a rare home win! **NL EAST GOM**