Philadelphia built its lead in the second inning and never let go. Aaron Nola made sure it held up, striking out eight over seven innings as the Phillies beat the Marlins 4-1 at Citizens Bank Park.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| PHI | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Nola allowed just 5 hits and 1 run while walking none over 7.0 innings, throwing 100 pitches. He improved to 5-9 with the win, carrying a 5.12 ERA. The bullpen backed him with two scoreless innings, as Jonathan Bowlan and Jhoan Duran combined for 2.0 innings without allowing a run, Duran closing it out for his save.
The Phillies' offense got going in the second when Garrett Stubbs singled to shortstop, driving in Luis Arraez to open the scoring and put Philadelphia ahead for good. Arraez then delivered the biggest blow himself in the third, homering to right-center to score Bryce Harper and push the lead to 0-3. In the seventh, a replay review overturned a tag-play call and gave Trea Turner a double to center, plating Kyle Schwarber for an added run.
Sandy Alcantara took the loss for Miami, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits over 6.0 innings with 1 strikeout. Javier Sanoja provided the Marlins' only offense, homering to left field in the sixth to trim the deficit to 1-3, but Miami could not generate any further threats against Nola or the Phillies' relievers.
Philadelphia has won six straight and improved to 70-58, sitting second in its division. Miami dropped to 64-64, its third straight loss. Arraez, who finished 2-for-4 with a homer and 2 RBIs, sits at 497 career runs, three shy of 500.