Hunter Goodman homered twice, including a tying shot in the ninth inning, and then Mickey Moniak connected for a two-run drive that gave the Colorado Rockies a 6-4 victory over the skidding Washington Nationals on Monday night.

Eric Wagaman had two RBIs, Dane Meyers hit a solo home run and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 to sweep a three-game series.

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez didn't help his case for another season with his comments after a recent loss.

The Washington Nationals fell to an agonizing 4-3 defeat in their game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday. But it was not all doom and gloom for the Nationals and their fans as the team’s “top paw-spect” made his long-awaited MLB debut.

The Nationals are a team who are close to competing for the playoffs. They are a young team with a lot of future stars on the roster.

Heading into the MLB offseason, there were legitimate concerns for the Washington Nationals about shortstop CJ Abrams. There may not have been a player in baseball who had as poor of a finish to the campaign as him.

The Rockies will be back in action tomorrow night for the second of four against the Nationals. The right-handed Antonio Senzatela will start for the Rockies against Nationals’ righty Michael Soroka. First pitch will be at 4:45 PM MDT.