MIAMI (AP) -- Adeiny Hechavarria hit a bases-loaded triple after a botched rundown kept the inning alive, and the Miami Marlins completed their first three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals since May 2012 by winning 6-2 Sunday.The Marlins earned their fifth consecutive victory after a 3-11 start. The defending NL East champion Nationals (7-12) lost their fifth game in a row - their longest skid since July 2013 - and fell behind Miami into fourth place in the division.Giancarlo Stanton hit an RBI triple off the top lip of the center field wall, reached on an infield single and scored twice. Miami hit three triples in a game for the first time since 2000. 
Washington's Gio Gonzalez (1-2) allowed 10 hits and six runs in five innings, hiking his ERA to 5.01. The left-hander had won his past five starts against Miami, his hometown team.Dee Gordon, who came into the game leading the NL with 28 hits, had four singles for Miami and raised his average to .390. Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, including an RBI single, and is batting .304.Miami outhit Washington 14-4.Dan Haren (2-1) needed 91 pitches to get through five innings but allowed only two runs, including the sixth homer he has given up in 24 innings this year.Bryce Harper hit the homer - his fifth - and Denard Span had an RBI single.The 6-foot-6 Stanton hustled to overcome a baserunning blunder with two outs in the fourth. He tried to score from second base on an infield single, and got hung up 30 feet from the plate.Catcher Wilson Ramos chased him all the way back to third, pumping but never throwing, and Stanton made a headfirst dive and then safely crawled to the bag. That loaded the bases, and the Nationals - who rank last in the majors in fielding - paid for their mistake when Hechavarria tripled to put Miami ahead, 3-1.Hechavarria started the season 1 for 22 but has since batted .460 since.The sweep in the first meeting of the year between the division rivals was a big turnaround after Washington won 13 of 19 against Miami last year.
Washington's Gio Gonzalez (1-2) allowed 10 hits and six runs in five innings, hiking his ERA to 5.01. The left-hander had won his past five starts against Miami, his hometown team.Dee Gordon, who came into the game leading the NL with 28 hits, had four singles for Miami and raised his average to .390. Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, including an RBI single, and is batting .304.Miami outhit Washington 14-4.Dan Haren (2-1) needed 91 pitches to get through five innings but allowed only two runs, including the sixth homer he has given up in 24 innings this year.Bryce Harper hit the homer - his fifth - and Denard Span had an RBI single.The 6-foot-6 Stanton hustled to overcome a baserunning blunder with two outs in the fourth. He tried to score from second base on an infield single, and got hung up 30 feet from the plate.Catcher Wilson Ramos chased him all the way back to third, pumping but never throwing, and Stanton made a headfirst dive and then safely crawled to the bag. That loaded the bases, and the Nationals - who rank last in the majors in fielding - paid for their mistake when Hechavarria tripled to put Miami ahead, 3-1.Hechavarria started the season 1 for 22 but has since batted .460 since.The sweep in the first meeting of the year between the division rivals was a big turnaround after Washington won 13 of 19 against Miami last year.
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