Miami 6, Philadelphia 3
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, April 8, 2018
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
44°
Umpires:
Home -
Carlos Torres, 1B -
Kerwin Danley, 2B -
Paul Nauert, 3B -
Scott Barry
Attendance:
34326
By Field Level Media
Rookie Brian Anderson hit a two-run, tie-breaking double in the eighth inning, leading the Miami Marlins to a 6-3 win over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.
Marlins veteran backup catcher Bryan Holaday, who pitched a scoreless inning in an emergency situation on Saturday when the Phillies rolled to a 20-1 win, added an RBI single in the eighth.
Four Marlins relievers -- Chris O'Grady, Odrisamer Despaigne (2-0), Drew Steckenrider and Brad Ziegler -- combined to pitch five scoreless innings. Ziegler got the save, the first for any Marlins pitcher this season.
The Marlins snapped a four-game losing streak in which they were outscored 36-6.
Philadelphia had a two-game win streak broken. Reliever Luis Garcia (0-1) took the loss.
Right-hander Jake Arrieta made his Phillies debut and left with a no-decision. Arrieta, who signed a three-year, $75 million contract on March 12, lasted just four innings. He allowed three this, two walks, three runs, two earned, and struck out five.
Marlins rookie Trevor Richards also earned a no-decision. He allowed six hits, three walks and three runs, striking out two.
Miami opened the scoring in the first. Miguel Rojas, with just four career homers in 872 at-bats entering Sunday, pulled a solo shot to left, a line drive that cut through the wind. After Rojas' homer, the Marlins kept their rally going with a two-run opposite-field single by rookie Braxton Lee, who sliced a curve to shallow left.
The Phillies got on the board in the bottom of the first, cutting Miami's lead to 3-2. Leadoff batter Cesar Hernandez pulled a double to right, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Carlos Santana's sacrifice fly. Odubel Herrera then hustled his way to a double, scoring on Nick Williams' single.
Herrera's speed was a factor again in the third. He beat out an infield single and ran home from first on Rhys Hoskins' double to left-center, tying the score at 3.
Miami's winning rally in the eighth began when Rojas was hit by a pitch and Starlin Castro walked. Anderson then hit a 2-2 changeup to right-center to put Miami up 5-3. Holaday's RBI single to center closed the scoring.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Miami
|
7 |
1 |
11 |
.226 |
11 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Philadelphia
|
7 |
0 |
10 |
.226 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
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