MIAMI - Gio Gonzalez allowed two runs in seven innings, Bryce Harper had three hits, and the Washington Nationals kept up their push for home-field advantage in the NL playoffs by beating the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Thursday night. Kevin Frandsen and Anthony Rendon each had two hits for Washington (88-64), which opened the night 1-1/2 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the race for the NLs best record. A Miami native, Gonzalez (9-10) allowed six hits, striking out five and walking none. Jeff Baker drove in one run and scored another for the Marlins (74-78), who opened their final homestand of the season. Miami needs seven wins in its last 10 games to finish with a non-losing record for the first time since 2009. Brad Hand (3-8) gave up five earned runs and eight hits in five innings for Miami. Washingtons streak of 22 road games with a home run was snapped. It was the second-longest streak in the majors since 1900; only the Baltimore Orioles in 1996 had a longer run, hitting at least one in 24 consecutive road games. The Nationals hit 41 homers in their streak. They didnt need one Thursday, taking control with a five-run fourth — doing all that scoring with two outs. Wilson Ramos double started the flurry by driving home Anthony Rendon to tie the game, and the Nationals were on their way. Frandsen had Washingtons sixth and final hit of the inning, with Harper scoring on the play and Cabrera also crossing the plate after Reed Johnsons throwing error. Johnson had an RBI double in the second for Miami, snapping a season-high streak of 26 2-3 scoreless innings by Washington starting pitchers. TRAINERS ROOM Nationals: 3B Ryan Zimmerman went 1 for 7 as the DH in a simulated game at the Nationals training facility in Viera, Florida. 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