MIAMI (AP) — Bryson Stott hit a tiebreaker, bases loaded triple in the sixth inning and the best of the Major League, Philadelphia Phillies, defeated the Miami Marlins 8-3 on Saturday.
Stott finished with two hits and four RBIs. Catcher JT Realmuto hit a runscoring single and threw out two runners trying to steal for the Phillies, who won 13 of 15 and improved to 28-12. Cristian Pache had three hits and an RBI and is 5-for-9 through the first two games of the series.
Phillies starter Taijuan Walker (3-0) allowed one run in six innings. He gave up eight hits and struck out four.
The Marlins fell to an NL-worst 10-31. They are 1-7 since trading NL batting champion Luis Arráez on May 4.
Philadelphia trailed 1-0 in the sixth before Realmuto’s RBI struck against Marlins starter Jesús Luzardo (0-3). Anthony Maldonado replaced Luzardo, allowing Alec Bohm’s two-out single and walking Nick Castellanos. Stott then hit a hard grounder over the bag first, which rolled to the wall and cleared the bases.
The Phillies broke it open with a four-run eighth. Stott and Pache hit RBI singles and Johan Rojas’ two-run single provided the lead.
Otto López hit a two-run homer for Miami in the ninth.
Vidal Bruján gave the Marlins a 1-0 lead in the fifth when he hit Walker’s first pitch over the right-center wall for his first home run since Oct. 5, 2022, when he was with Tampa Bay.
Luzardo allowed two runs and four hits while striking out eight in 5 2/3 innings. He had been sidelined since April 20 due to tightness in his left elbow.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Phillies: DH-OF Kyle Schwarber missed his first game of the season. Schwarber suffered a back problem in Friday’s series opener and was replaced late in the game.
Marlins: INF Tim Anderson (lower back tightness) was a late scratch. LHP AJ Puk (left shoulder fatigue) retired the three batters he faced in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Jacksonville Friday.
NEXT ONE
RHP Zack Wheeler (4-3, 1.64) will start for the Phillies, who are looking for a three-game sweep on Sunday. LHP Braxton Garrett will make his season debut for the Marlins. Garrett started the season on the injured list due to a left shoulder impingement.
