Phillies fall to Marlins in series finale
A four run 4th inning put the Marlins on top in the middle stages of tonight’s game and it gave them a lead they would never surrender. After putting up four runs in the 4th, the Marlins tagged Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff for two runs in the 5th to give them a sizable 6-2 lead after 8 innings. The win tonight for the Marlins (52-43) gives them the series victory over the Phillies (44-53), and the loss tonight for the Phils puts them at 2-5 to start the second half of the season.
The Phillies managed to score three runs in tonight’s ball game even though the team recorded just three hits. After the Marlins plated four runs in their half of the 4th inning, Ryan Howard got two of those runs back on his two-run homer to left field. Freddy Galvis provided the other run for the Phillies off of his solo home run to center field in the 8th inning to make it 9-3 at that point. The Marlins used a team effort up and down the lineup to defeat the Phillies tonight. The Marlins hit the ball very well as a team, scoring 9 runs on 16 hits. The three and four batters Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna led the way for Miami tonight as they each went 2 for 5 and the two combined to drive in three of the nine runs for the Marlins.
Phillies starter Eickhoff struggled in his second start of the second half, particularly in the 4th and 5th inning. Eickhoff allowed 6 runs (5 earned) on 9 hits in just 5 innings, with all of the runs coming in the 4th and 5th inning. Andrew Bailey provided two scoreless innings out of the bullpen for the Phillies, while Daniel Stumpf struggled in his two innings of relief tonight. Stumpf allowed 3 runs on 5 hits in his two innings of work. Marlins starter Tom Koehler pitched an excellent game tonight, as he went 8 strong innings and picked up his 7th win of the year. Koehler allowed just one earned run on 2 hits and a walk in his 8 innings. The win for Koehler puts him at 7-8 on the season with a 4.42 ERA. Marlins reliver Mike Dunn finished off the game with a scoreless 9th inning of work.
The Phillies will travel to Pittsburgh for a three game weekend series against the Pirates that begins tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. at PNC Park. Phillies rookie Zach Eflin (2-3, 4.14 ERA) will get the ball tomorrow against Pirates young right-hander Gerrit Cole (5-5, 3.11 ERA). Eflin and the Phillies will look to get on track in the second half and start playing winning baseball, and this road trip against a few rival teams may be just what the Phillies need.
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