Phillies Get By Marlins

     The Philadelphia Phillies edged the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. The Marlins conclude a six-game road swing tomorrow. 

     Philadelphia(69-58) raced out to a 1-0 advantage in the bottom of the first. Alec Bohm singled into left field and Bryce Harper reached home. 

     Miami(64-63) evened it up 1-1 in the second inning. Griffin Conine socked a solo home run to center field on a 0-2 pitch for his 14th homer of the campaign. 

     The Marlins picked up one run in the fifth inning and one run in the sixth inning for a 3-1 lead. Xavier Edwards knocked in Brian Navarreto on a single into left-center field. In the sixth, Heriberto Hernandez grounded out into a force out and Otto Lopez to scored on a throwing error by Luis Arraez. 

     The Phillies answered back in the bottom of the sixth with four runs and they leaped to a 5-3 lead. Bohm doubled into left-center field and Trea Turner raced home. Bryson Stott followed with a base hit up the middle for Arraez and Bohm to score. Three batters later, Justin Crawford drove in Stott on a single through the left side.  

     The Fish closed it to 5-4 in the top of the eighth. Hernandez singled into center field and Conine scored. 

     In the bottom of the eighth, the Phils increased their lead to 6-4. Kyle Schwarber picked up a base hit into left field and Stott touched home.