Conley struggles as Marlins drop finale to Nats

MIAMI — When Max Scherzer is on his game, the Nationals are in capable hands. The ace once again was sharp, striking out eight over eight innings in an 8-2 win over Miami on Sunday afternoon at Marlins Park.

Ben Revere had a breakout game with three hits, two RBIs, two stolen bases and two runs scored, setting the table for the Nationals to take two of three at Miami and claim a 7-6 season-series edge.

The only runs the Marlins manufactured off Scherzer came on Justin Bour’s two-out, two-run homer on a full-count changeup in the seventh inning.

Marlins lefty Adam Conley was tagged for a career-high six runs in 5 1/3 innings, and he walked seven — three intentionally — another personal most. The southpaw, facing the Nationals for the third time this year, has now given up 13 runs in 13 innings (9.00 ERA) in those games.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDRevere heating up: The Nationals spent the first month of the season without Revere, as a right oblique injury forced him to the disabled list. Then Revere spent the last few weeks trying to regain his form. But Sunday afternoon he offered a glimpse of why the Nationals traded for Revere this offseason. The outfielder went 7-for-14 in this series against the Marlins.

Stanton’s streak snapped: Mercifully for Giancarlo Stanton, his hitless streak came to an end in the fifth inning with a sharp single to center. Stanton had not had a hit since his sixth-inning home run at Washington last Sunday. Stanton was 0-for-19 with 16 strikeouts, including going down swinging in the second inning. With the count full, Stanton’s single had an exit velocity of 111 mph, …

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