Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 6, Washington 2
When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, April 26, 2015
Where: Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Gabe Morales, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - D.J. Reyburn, 3B - Joe West
Attendance: 21433

MIAMI -- Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria drilled a three-run triple, and the Miami Marlins won their fifth straight game, defeating the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Sunday at Marlins Park.

Hechavarria extended his hitting streak to nine games and had his second consecutive three-RBI game as Miami (8-11) sent Washington (7-12) to its fifth straight loss.

Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton also had a big game with two hits, including a 415-foot, run-scoring triple. Catcher J.T. Realmuto hit the third Marlins triple of the day.

Miami second baseman Dee Gordon, who leads the National League in hits, went 4-for-5 and is hitting .390.

The win went to right-hander Dan Haren (2-1), who started and allowed three hits, three walks and two runs in five innings.

Gio Gonzalez (1-2), a former 20-game winner and a native of Miami Dade County, took the loss. He struck out eight but allowed 10 hits and six runs in just five innings. The loss snapped Gonzalez's five-game win streak against his hometown team.

Washington opened the scoring in the second on right fielder Bryce Harper's leadoff homer, his fifth of the season.

Miami rallied in the fourth. Stanton singled, center fielder Marcell Ozuna walked, and left fielder Ichiro Suzuki hit an infield single to load the bases with two outs.

Washington should have gotten out of the inning right there because Stanton rounded too far off of third base and got caught in a rundown. But Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos botched the play, failing to throw to third. The next batter was Hechavarria, who cleared the bases with his triple to right-center.

Ramos hit a leadoff single in the fifth and came around to score on a single by center fielder Denard Span, cutting Washington's deficit to 3-2.

But the Marlins built their lead back up with two runs in the fifth on Stanton's RBI triple and a run-scoring single from Ozuna.

Miami made it 6-2 in the sixth when Realmuto tripled to left-center and scored on a Suzuki single.

NOTES: Three Nationals relievers have made their MLB debuts in the past 10 days: RHPs Rafael Martin and Matt Grace and LHP Felipe Rivero. ... Even after allowing two homers on Saturday, Washington entered Sunday tied for second-best in the NL in terms of fewest long balls allowed. ... Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton hit just .200 with no homers over his first nine games and .314 with five homers over his next nine. ... Two injured Marlins starters, RHPs Henderson Alvarez and Jose Fernandez, will take steps in their recoveries this week. Alvarez (shoulder inflammation) will throw a bullpen session on Wednesday. Fernandez will throw 15 pitches on Thursday, the first time he has faced live hitters since his surgery. ... Up next, the Marlins will play host to the NL East-leading New York Mets, Monday through Wednesday. ... Washington will play at Atlanta over the same span.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Washington   Miami
Gio Gonzalez Player Dan Haren
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 5.0
8 Strikeouts 3
10 Hits 3
10.80 ERA 3.60
Hitting
Washington   Miami
Yunel Escobar Player Dee Gordon
1 Hits 4
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
1 TB 4
.500 Avg .800
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Washington 4 1 7 .133 9 10 2 3 0 0
Miami 14 0 20 .389 18 13 6 1 0 0
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