Jorge Soler's homer helps Marlins avoid sweep to Nationals
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Jorge Soler slugged a two-run home run -- his 35th dinger of the season -- to lead the host Miami Marlins to a 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.
The Marlins, who avoided what would've been a three-game sweep, trailed 1-0 when Soler went deep for the seventh time in his past 12 games. Soler leads the majors with 19 go-ahead homers.
Despite the defeat,