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The Miami Marlins’ revolving closer role has taken yet another spin.

The slumping Marlins again didn’t generate many runs, but they scored enough to earn a much-needed 2-1 win over the Nationals on Sunday.

Jorge Soler hit a two-run drive for his 35th homer, and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.

Jorge Soler hit a two-run drive for his 35th homer, and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.

MIAMI -- With the way the Nationals have been playing lately, there is little doubt they welcomed the news that the Marlins would throw a bullpen game on Sunday afternoon. It just did not work out the way Washington had hoped. A two-run homer from Jorge Soler in the third

Jorge Soler hit a two-run drive for his 35th homer, and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.

Miami (64-62) has now lost three consecutive games and five of its past six to drop to just two games above .500 for the first time since June 2.

Ha-Seong Kim hit a grand slam and a double, stole third and scored twice to lead the struggling San Diego Padres to a critical 6-2 win against the Miami Marlins on Monday night in a matchup of National League wild-card hopefuls. “Since he has been in the leadoff spot really is kind of when he hit his stride,” Padres manager Bob Melvin said of Kim. The Padres (60-66) are four games behind the Marlins (64-62) in the wild-card race.

SAN DIEGO -- Marlins manager Skip Schumaker recently said he doesn’t scoreboard watch until September. But following a 6-2 loss to the Padres at Petco Park on Monday night, the Marlins (64-62) have dropped three in a row and five of six to fall 1 1/2 games behind the Giants

‘We need that, somebody to keep us in the game and give us five, six strong innings and give it to a really good bullpen, to pass it on.’