Lane Thomas, Nats stay hot, sweep scuffling Marlins

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Mitchell Parker fired six strong innings as the Washington Nationals completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Miami Marlins with a 3-1 win on Sunday afternoon.

Lane Thomas and Jacob Young hit solo home runs for the Nationals, who won for the eighth time in their last nine games and pulled to within one game of .500. They also swept the Marlins in a four-game series in