Yelich's 10th-inning single sends Marlins past Philliies
PHILADELPHIA -- Christian Yelich, who homered earlier in the game, drove in the decisive run with a single in the top of the 10th inning as the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Tuesday night.
It was Miami's second extra-inning victory over the Phillies in as many days. The Marlins won 3-2 in 11 innings on Monday night.
Mike Dunn (2-1) picked up the victory by pitching a scoreless inning in relief for Miami, which won for the seventh time in eight games to maintain a one-game lead in the race for the National League's second wild-card berth.
A.J. Ramos worked a perfect 10th for his 31st save of the season.
Tommy Joseph hit his second homer in as many days for Philadelphia, which lost for the fourth time in five games.
With the score tied 1-1, Miami's Adeiny Hechavarria led off the 10th with a double against David Hernandez (1-3). Two outs later, Martin Prado walked and Daniel Stumpf relieved Hernandez.
The left-handed-hitting Yelich worked the count to 3-2, then lined Stumpf's slider to left field, scoring Hechavarria.
Phillies starter Vince Velasquez went seven innings, his longest outing since a complete-game shutout of San Diego on April 14, and allowed one run and three hits while striking out five and walking four.
Miami's Jose Urena, recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on Monday, went 5 2/3 innings in his first start of the season, allowing one run and four hits while striking out five and walking one.
Yelich, leading off the fourth, hit Velasquez's 0-2 slider into the seats in right-center field for his eighth homer of the season, but Joseph answered with his 13th in the bottom of the inning. Joseph's shot came with one out and the bases empty on a 2-1 fastball from Urena.
NOTES: Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said before the game that RHP Aaron Nola sustained no structural damage when he was hit on the upper right arm by a line drive off the bat of Miami SS Adeiny Hechavarria during Monday's game. "He said it stiffened up a little bit, but he's fine," Mackanin said of Nola. "I was just happy with the way he pitched." Nola, who had been struggling, pitched six scoreless innings. ... Miami RHP A.J. Ramos posted his 30th save on Monday and became just the fourth Marlins pitcher to log 30 in two seasons. He had 32 saves in 2015.