PHILADELPHIA – Bryce Harper bought a gift double in the ninth inning when Miami left fielder Brian Anderson slipped chasing a flyball, then hustled residence on Jean Segura’s single to send the Philadelphia Phillies above the Marlins 3-2 Tuesday evening.
Edmundo Sosa homered and doubled and Aaron Nola struck out 10 for the playoff-contending Phillies, who rebounded from a very poor road excursion in which they misplaced 5 of six to the sub-.500 Diamondbacks and Giants.
Anderson drove in the two operates for the Marlins. Miami missing its eighth in a row and has scored no extra than two operates in nine straight video games.
Harper experienced struck out in all three of his at-bats when he hit a high fly down the line in medium remaining area with one particular out in the ninth. Anderson ran a extensive way in pursuit and appeared to get there in time to make the capture, but stumbled as he neared the ball, which fell just within the line for a double.
Tommy Nance (-3) deliberately walked J.T. Realmuto, and Segura lined a one to suitable. Harper just defeat the throw by Avisaíl García to deliver the Phillies into a raucous celebration near the to start with-base bag.
Segura threw his bat high into the air soon after the strike.
Nola attained 200 strikeouts this season, allowing for a single operate in 6 2/3 innings. He has been 1 of the Phillies’ best starters in each individual of his eight yrs with the club, but has struggled at instances late in the season with the Phillies in playoff contention — he entered with a 9-14 report and 4.60 in 33 vocation commences in September and October.
Nola posted his fourth 200-strikeout season. Hall of Famer Steve Carlton potential customers that Phillies checklist with 7.
The 29-year-previous Nola did not make it possible for a hit until finally the fourth, when the Marlins recorded 3 of their four hits against him and their only operate. He gave up a leadoff solitary to get started the fifth, then retired 7 in a row ahead of getting lifted just after strolling JJ Bleday with two outs in the seventh.
Marlins starter Jesús Luzardo tossed 7 robust innings, enabling two runs on 4 hits with 9 strikeouts and two walks.
The Marlins threatened in the ninth towards David Robertson (4-2), getting runners to 1st and second with two outs, but the proper-hander got Charles Leblanc to fly out to close the body.
The Phillies went forward in the sixth with aid from online video review. Sosa led off with a double and went to 3rd on a wild pitch. With just one out, Alec Bohm lifted a fly ball to deep remaining. Anderson’s sturdy toss beat Sosa to the plate, but the run scored immediately after evaluation when catcher Nick Fortes was ruled to have blocked the foundation path.
Miami tied it at 2-all in the eighth on Anderson’s sacrifice fly off lefty Brad Hand.
Sosa homered off the netting adjoining the foul pole in remaining in the 3rd to place the Phillies forward 1-. It was the to start with homer of the season for Sosa, a defensive professional who was acquired in July from the Cardinals. Anderson’s RBI solitary in the fourth evened it at 1.
TRAINER’S Area
Marlins: OF García (remaining hamstring pressure) returned to the lineup immediately after remaining sidelined because Aug. 2.
Phillies: RHP Zack Wheeler (suitable forearm tendinitis) performed catch off flat ground. Wheeler, who has been on the IL considering that Aug. 22, could progress to throwing in the bullpen if he feels fantastic on Tuesday. … Proper-handed reliever Seranthony Dominguez (ideal triceps tendinitis) and RHP Zach Eflin (ideal knee bruise) faced dwell hitters on Tuesday. The two could commence rehab assignments before long if they react favorably on Wednesday.
UP Following
Marlins LHP Trevor Rogers (4-10, 5.57) faces Phillies RHP Kyle Gibson (9-6, 4.48) on Wednesday.
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