The Miami Marlins finished off a seven-game series as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Monday at Marlins Park. The Marlins remained in second place ahead of the Phillies and will host the Boston Red Sox for the next three days.
Philadelphia(23-23) did not wait long to take a 1-0 lead. Their leadoff batter Andrew McCutchen smacked a solo home run to center field on a 1-2 pitch.
Miami(24-21) evened it up 1-1 in the second inning. Jazz Chisholm drove in Matt Joyce with a single into center field.
In the third inning, the Marlins took their first lead of the game. Jesus Aguilar lined a double down the left-field line to score Corey Dickerson and Starling Marte.
The Fish extended their lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth. Brian Anderson doubled into center field and Miguel Rojas crossed the plate.
Miami continued to pour it in during the sixth inning as Rojas lifted a solo homer over the left-center field wall on a 1-0 count. Marte nailed a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh to right field on a 1-2 pitch.
The Phillies cut the deficit to 6-2 in the eighth inning. Scott Kingery cracked a solo homer to center field on a 1-2 count.
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