Phillies hang on after Miami’s 6-run 9th to beat Marlins
PHILADELPHIA (AP)– Trea Turner had four hits, Bryson Stott and Johan Rojas each had 3 and the Philadelphia Phillies made it through Miami’s six-run ninth inning to beat the Marlins 11-10 on Saturday.Philadelphia scored 7 runs over the 3rd and 4th inning to seemingly blow open the game and went on to outhit the Marlins 18-15 win for the fourth time in five games.Advertisement Dane Myers struck a three-run homer and Liam Hicks added a two-run shot, both off Jordan Romano as part of a six-run ninth for the Marlins. Romano, in the middle of a rough first season in Philly, was heavily booed as he trudged off the mound.José Alvarado got the last out in the ninth for his fifth save.The NL East champ Phillies pounded a Marlins personnel sapped of genuine depth this early in the season.
Cal Quantrill(1-2)gave up seven runs in 3 1/3 innings and Patrick Monteverde, in his big-league debut, permitted four runs over 3 2/3 innings.The Phillies have actually gone 11 straight series in the house without losing a series. The Phillies can finish a three-game sweep on Sunday.Advertisement Philadelphia won this one without hitting a home run– the Phillies have 20 this season.They led 2-0 in the third when Max Kepler’s shot to right appeared to
be misplayed by Kyle Stowers and landed for a two-run double. Bryson Stott included a two-RBI double in the 4th and Turner had his 2nd run-scoring hit in two innings for a 7-1 lead.Even with the huge lead, Phillies manager Rob Thomson did not send starter Taijuan Walker out to pitch the fifth to try and make a win. The right-hander was pulled after 56 pitches, 3 walks and a
run in 4 innings.Matt Strahm( 1-0)tossed a scoreless fifth and the Phillies utilized three relievers to round off the win.Advertisement Key moment The Marlins hope they will not lose left fielder Griffin Conine for any length of time after he injured his left shoulder on
a headfirst slide into second and left the game. He was accompanied off the field after his RBI double in
the sixth inning made it 9-2. Key stat The Phillies 6-through-9 players had nine hits.Up next The Marlins send RHP Connor Gillispie (0-2, 6.63 ERA) to the mound against Philadelphia LHP Jesús Luzardo(2-0, 2.31 AGE). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb