MIAMI -- Ross Detwiler departed with a lead for the third start in a row Wednesday night, and this time the bullpen held on as Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-1. . Harper, back in the Nationals lineup after missing one game with the flu, hiked his average to .364 with four hits and improved to 9 for 20 against Ricky Nolasco. Harper hit two solo homers off Nolasco on opening day. Detwiler (1-0) allowed one run in seven innings, which increased his ERA to 0.90. He left his first two starts with the Nationals ahead 5-1 and 4-1, but both times received no decision. Tyler Clippard and Rafael Soriano pitched one perfect inning apiece to close out the seven-hitter. Kurt Suzuki hit his second home run, tripled and had a sacrifice fly. Adam LaRoche had two hits to improve his average to .195. The Nationals, who took two of three games from the Marlins, have won only four of 19 series in Miami since the beginning of 2007. This year Washington is 5-1 against the Marlins and has outscored them 29-13. Nolasco, by far the Marlins highest-paid player at $11.5 million, allowed four runs in six innings. The Marlins have scored five runs in his four starts. Austin Kearns had two hits in his first start for Miami since being hospitalized briefly for an irregular heartbeat. But Miami went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position. The Marlins finished a nine-game homestand with the worst record in the majors at 3-12. Theyre also last in the majors in runs (32) and homers (three). Slugger Giancarlo Stanton sat out for the sixth consecutive game because of a bruised left shoulder, but hes expected to rejoin the lineup Thursday in Cincinnati. Another bright spot for the Marlins: Announced attendance was 22,302. Despite the teams dismal start, crowds have been larger than many expected in the wake of off-season moves that angered fans. The Nationals took the lead in the second, when they scored twice. LaRoche and Ian Desmond singled, Roger Bernadina had an RBI groundout and Suzuki followed with a sacrifice fly. Suzuki homered on a 3-2 pitch leading off the fifth. Harper doubled and scored on LaRoches single in the sixth to make it 4-1. The Marlins scored a disputed run in the fifth, when Chris Valaika doubled and came home on a two-out single by Donovan Solano. It appeared Suzuki tagged the sliding Valaika just before he touched the plate, and umpire Greg Gibson began to signal out before changing his call to safe. Washington manager Davey Johnson briefly argued. NOTES: Nationals OF Denard Span missed his second game in a row with the flu but was feeling better. 2B Danny Espinosa remained out with a bruised right hand but is expected to play Friday against the Mets. ... Marlins SS Adeiny Hechavarria was scratched from the lineup 90 minutes before the game with a sore right elbow. Valaika, who replaced Hechavarria, has now started at all four infield positions this month. ... 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Catch the game on TSN and TSN Mobile TV at 7pm et/4pm pt. Also watch live streaming on TSN.ca and join our Game Night Blog to chat with other hockey fans during the game. The Capitals are 1-3-0 since Hunter was hired to replace Bruce Boudreau behind the bench on Nov. 29. Washington was dealt 2-1 losses by St. Louis and Pittsburgh in Hunters first two tests as an NHL head coach before closing the three-game homestand with Saturdays overtime win over Ottawa. Brooks Laich scored 12 seconds into OT, lifting Washington to the 3-2 victory. Michal Neuvirth made 32 saves in the win, while Craig Anderson turned aside the same number of shots in a losing effort. The Caps have won two straight and five of the last six meetings with Ottawa. The Senators, however, have posted five wins in the last six encounters in Canadas capital city. Washington has lost a game since beating the Sens last week, dropping Mondays 5-4 road test at Florida. The Caps fell behind 3-0 in the first period and also trailed 5-1 in the second before rallying to make a game of it. Laich, Mike Knuble, Cody Eakin, and Jason Chimera tallied goals for the Capitals, while Neuvirth stopped 25-of-30 shots to take the loss. Floridas power-play unit hurt the Caps, as the Panthers went 3-for-6 on the man advantage. "The first period we didnt play much 5-on-5," Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner said. "You cant take that many penalties and expect to win the game with four guys. [url=http://www.shopnflonline.net/Black-Friday-New-York-Jets-David-Harris-Jersey... Harris Cyber Monday Jersey. " It was the fifth straight road loss for the Caps, who are just 4-8-0 as the visiting club this season. Washington has been outscored by a combined 24-8 margin during its current road skid. Following tonights test, the Caps will return to D.C. for games against Toronto and Philadelphia. The Senators were able to rebound from their recent loss to the Caps by earning a home win Monday against Tampa Bay. Nick Foligno scored the winner in the third to help lift the Senators to the 4-2 victory. Zack Smith scored twice while Daniel Alfredsson added a goal and an assist for the Senators, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Anderson stopped 31 shots in the win. "Weve been putting the work in at practice and its starting to show," said Foligno. "We had the energy and desire out there in the third period and that was big tonight." Ottawa has won its last two home tilts to improve to 7-4-1 at Scotiabank Place this season. Washington has played the last two games without winger Alexander Semin and its not exactly clear if the Russian forward missed the game due to a shoulder injury or if hes been a healthy scratch. Semin, who is set to be a free agent in the summer, has been mentioned in trade rumors recently and his status for tonights game is up in the air. Caps defenseman Roman Hamrlik is questionable tonight after sitting out the last three games with a lower body injury. Ottawa defenseman Filip Kuba has missed the last three games with an upper body issue and is questionable for tonight. ' ' '