Marlins Defeat Phillies

     The Miami Marlins outscored the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 on Monday night at loanDepot park. The Marlins past the Phillies in the National League East standings. It was the first game of a four-game set in Miami. 

     Both clubs scored one run each during the second inning. Philadelphia(23-25) made it 1-0 when Ronald Torreyes singled up the middle for Brad Miller to score. Miami(23-24) evened it when Sandy Leon hit a sacrifice fly to left and Brian Anderson scored. 

     In the third inning, the Phillies reclaimed the lead. Rhys Hoskins smacked a ground-rule double to left field and Jean Segura reached home. The Fish matched them again tot tie it 2-2 as Miguel Rojas scored on a Jesus Aguilar double into left field. 

     The Marlins got their first lead in the bottom of the sixth. Corey Dickerson tripled to deep right for Adam Duvall and Jon Berti to score. 

     It became 8-2 for the Fish in the seventh inning. Aguilar knocked in Garrett Cooper on a base hit into right field. Duvall came up next and pounded a three-run homer to left field on the first pitch with Rojas and Aguilar aboard. 

     Miami extended the lead to 9-2 in the bottom of the eighth. Cooper drove in Magneuris Sierra with a double to left field. 

     Philadelphia garnered four runs in the final inning. Miller connected with a solo home run right field on a 3-2 count. Andrew McCutchen doubled to right field and Torreyes touched the plate. Nick Maton was able to score on a ground out by Odubel Herrera. Segura followed with a RBI-double into left and brought in McCutchen.