Ramos’ great escape act in 9th saves Marlins

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MIAMI — The changeup wasn’t working the way Marlins closer A.J. Ramos wanted for most of the inning, but when it mattered most, it became the pitch of the night for him.

Ramos got Jayson Werth to roll the pitch over to third, and Martin Prado did the rest, completing an improbable double play that helped preserve the Marlins’ 3-2 win over the Nationals on Saturday night.

“My changeup, it wasn’t very good today, but I knew it was going to [break down and in],” Ramos said. “It went in on Werth and luckily it went to the right guy, Prado.”

Ramos, now 13-for-13 in save chances, kept his streak going the hard way. He entered with a two-run lead, but the Nats strung together three straight singles by Bryce Harper, Daniel Murphy and Wilson …

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