Paredes’ walk-off lifts Phils past Miami in extras
It took 13 innings, but the Phillies were able to outlast the Marlins in tonight’s game, and win by a final of 4-3. The Phillies battled back from a 2-0 deficit to take the lead in the sixth inning. But, the Marlins answered back in the eighth inning to tie the game back at three. It wasn’t until the 13th inning until another run would come across to score, but Jimmy Paredes delivered the game-winning, RBI single to right center to give the Phillies (66-82) the 4-3 win over the Marlins (73-74).
The Marlins struck first, scoring two runs in the top of the fifth inning. Both runs were unearned, coming after an error by Phillies starting pitcher Adam Morgan. Martin Prado delivered an RBI double, and J.T. Realmuto delivered an RBI single to make it 2-0 Miami in the middle stages of tonight’s game. Ryan Howard’s time with the Phillies is coming to an end, but he still has some pop, and he showed it in tonight’s game. Howard hit his 22nd homer of the year, this one a solo homer to right field, that pulled the Phillies within one run. Odubel Herrera tied the game up later in the inning with an RBI double to deep left center, and he would later come across to score, giving the Phillies the lead, on a fielder’s choice by Aaron Altherr. The Marlins got a game-tying, pinch hit solo home run to right field off the bat of Derek Dietrich in the top of the eighth inning that would cause tonight’s game to head to extra innings. Both teams would be held scoreless until the Phillies got the bases loaded in the bottom of the 13th. Paredes delivered the walk-off single into the right center field gap that sent all of the fans who stayed for the entirety of the game home happy. Herrera led the way for the Phillies at the plate, going 3 for 6 with an RBI and a run scored.
Phillies starter Morgan was pitching well until he allowed two unearned runs to come across to score and he didn’t manage to make it through the fifth inning. He finished with two unearned runs on seven hits and two walks in just four and a third innings of work, but he did not factor into the decision in tonight’s game. Phillies reliever Frank Herrmann picked up his first win of the season as he pitched two scoreless innings of relief in extras. Herrmann tossed two perfect innings of relief and now sits at 1-2 on the year with a 7.71 ERA after tonight’s victory. Marlins starter Tom Koehler also failed to pitch relatively deep into tonight’s game as he managed to make it through five innings. Koehler allowed two runs on five hits and three walks in his five innings of work, but also did not factor into the decision. Marlins set-up man A.J. Ramos suffered the loss in tonight’s game as he allowed the game-winning run to score in the bottom of the 13th. Ramos now falls to 1-3 on the year with a 3.10 ERA after tonight’s loss.
The Phillies and Marlins will play the second of three games tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park. Phillies starter Jeremy Hellickson (11-9, 3.76 ERA) will take the mound opposite Marlins starter Jose Urena (4-6, 4.89 ERA). Barring any injury, Hellickson will make at least one more start after tonight’s game, but he will still look to finish out his strong 2016 campaign with another solid outing tomorrow night, and hopefully help the Phillies clinch a series victory over the Marlins.
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Tyler King covers the Phillies for PHLSportsNation.com. He can be contacted at tylerking2623@gmail.com or on Twitter (@t_king26).
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