The Philadelphia Phillies were outscored by the Miami Marlins 12-4 on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park. The Fish concluded a six-game Pennsylvania road trip and will have tomorrow off. The Marlins host the San Francisco Giants this weekend.
Miami(37-38) zipped out to a 2-0 leadin the top of the first. Kyle Stowers smashed a two- run homer to right field on a 2-2 pitch with Otto Lopez on base. It ended up being the sixth home run for Stowers this season.
Philadelphia(40-34) evened it up 2-2 in the bottom of the first. Brandon Marsh singled through the right side and Trea Turner scored. Alec Bohm came up next and drove in Bryce Harper with a base hit into right field.
The Marlins regained the lead 6-2 adding four runs in the top of the second. Owen Caissie hammered a solo homer over the right-center field on a 0-1 count for his seventh home run of the campaign.
Four batters later, Liam Hicks picked up an infield single to second and Joe Mack touched home. Stowers doubled into left field and Esteury Ruiz crossed the plate. Xavier Edwards then singled down the third-base line for Hicks to score
The Philies closed it to 6-4 in the bottom of the second. Justin Crawford scored on a balk. Marsh later lined out to third and Sttowers made a catching error on the throw to first. Garrett Stubbs would easily score on the play.
The Fosh compiled four more runs in the sixth inning for a 10-4 advantage. It was capped by a Stowers solo home run to right-center field on the first pitch.