Koehler solid in series-opening loss

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WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper has seen so few pitches to hit during the past few weeks, but when he got a pitch to handle on Friday night at Nationals Park, he did not miss. He launched the go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning off Marlins right-hander Kyle Barraclough to guide the Nationals to a 5-3 comeback victory.

All of Washington’s offense came via the home run, thanks to a pair of pinch-hit blasts from Stephen Drew — a two-run shot in the sixth — and Chris Heisey’s solo dinger in the eighth. It marked the first time in team history (2005-present), the Nationals have knocked two pinch-hit homers in the same game.

The Marlins collected six hits off left-hander Gio Gonzalez, and although most of them were not hit hard, they were often just …

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