Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Marlins Outlast Phillies

    The Miami Marlins outscored the Philadelphia Phillies 11-9 on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. The Marlins have been victorious in six of their last eight contests. The Phillies lost for just the second time in 12 games. 
     Miami(28-32) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Jesus Aguilar blasted a two-run homer to left-center field on 2-0 pitch with Jorge Soler aboard. It ended up begin Aguilar's ninth home run of the season. Two batters later, Avisail Garcia cleared the center-field fence with a two-run home run on a 2-2 count with Jesus Sanchez on base. 
     Philadelphia(31-31) closed it to 4-1 in the bottom of the third. Former Marlins player. J.T. Realmuto grounded into a force out at second for Kyle Schwarber to score.
     The Phillies compiled three runs to even it 4-4 in the fourth inning. Rhys Hoskins smashed a three-run homer to left field on a 3-1 pitch for his 12th home run of the year. Matt Vierling and Schwarber scored in front of him on the play. 
     It became 8-4 for Philadelphia in the bottom of the fifth. Alec Bohm singled into center field for Realmuto and Didi Gregorius to cross the plate. Four batters later, Hoskins powered a double to center and Bohm along with Vierling reached home. 
     Miami got four runs in the top of the seventh to tie it 8-8. Jacob Stallings connected with a three-run homer to left field on 1-2 pitch for his second round-tripper this season. It was his first home run since opening day in San Francisco against the Giants. Garcia and Berti were able to score on the home run. Jazz Chisholm Jr. came up next and hammered a solo home run to right field on a 1-2 count for his 13th homer of the year. 
     The Phillies pushed ahead 9-8 in the eight inning. Hoskins socked his second home run of the game on a full count for his 13th homer of the 2022 campaign. 
     The Fish bounced back and capitalized on several Phillies errors in the top of the ninth and took the lead 11-9. Garrett Cooper drove in Luke Williams on a base hit through the left side. Two batters later, Aguilar sliced a three-run double into the right-center field gap that scored Nick Fortes and Chisholm. 

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