Joey Gallo

Meyer surrendered nine hits, including homers to Joey Gallo and Keibert Ruiz, which accounted for the majority of the damage against him. He struck out five and only handed out one free pass, throwing his changeup only 15 percent of the time in this one. The 25-year-old rookie right-hander has a promising future ahead of him, but he's taking his lumps at the moment, struggling to a lacluster 5.68 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 46/19 K/BB ratio across 57 innings (11 starts). He'll aim to turn things around on Sunday in a home outing against the Phillies.

Gallo went deep for the first time since June 3, taking Marlins starter Max Meyer deep for a 415-foot no-doubter to center field in the fourth inning. It was his lone hit in four at-bats. He's batting .172 with six homers and two steals in 57 games this season in his Nationals debut.

Gallo opened the scoring in the ballgame, lining an RBI double to center off of Tanner Gordon in the second inning that plated Jose Tena. That would be his lone hit in four at-bats on the night which included a strikeout. He's had a brutal season overall at the dish -- slashing .167/.288/.326 with five homers, 12 RBI and a stolen base in 170 plate appearances.

Gallo had been out since June 11 with a hamstring strain. He hit .206 with three homers and 11 walks during an 11-game rehab assignment with Triple-A Rochester. There's not really any point to him being on the Nationals right now, but he'll likely get some starts against righties while alternating between right field, first base and DH. Juan Yepez has slowed down recently and could be most vulnerable to losing playing time.