Phillies 6, Marlins 3
PHILADELPHIA -- Pinch-hitter Jeff Francoeur capped a four-run eighth inning with a three-run homer as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Friday night, snapping a five-game losing streak.
J.T. Realmuto hit a solo homer for the Marlins, whose two-game winning ended.
Reliever Ken Giles (4-2) pitched a scoreless inning to pick up the victory.
With the score tied 2-2 in the eighth, pinch-hitter Odubel Herrera, batting for Giles, led off the inning with a single against reliever Bryan Morris (3-2). Center fielder Ben Revere sacrificed and second baseman Cesar Hernandez walked.
Third baseman Maikel Franco lofted a fly ball to left center that was dropped after a long run by Cole Gillespie, who moved from right field to center one inning earlier. The error allowed the go-ahead run to score.
Two batters later, Francoeur hit a 2-2 slider from Mike Dunn into the left field seats. It was the first career pinch-homer for Francoeur, a veteran outfielder who was batting for left fielder Cody Asche.
Realmuto homered in the ninth off Phillies reliever Jonathan Papelbon. It was the fifth home run of the season for the Miami catcher.
Marlins starter Jose Fernandez went six innings and allowed two runs and four hits. He struck out six and walked one.
Phillies starter Adam Morgan worked 6 1/3 innings and also yielded two runs and four hits. He struck out three and walked three.
Miami opened a 1-0 lead in the fourth. Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria led off the inning with a single, stole second and advanced to third when center fielder Christian Yelich grounded out. First baseman Justin Bour then blooped an RBI single to center.
Morgan opened the sixth with a double, his first major league hit, and scored the tying run on a double-play ball off Franco's bat. Later in the inning, first baseman Ryan Howard gave the Phillies a 2-1 lead when he slapped Fernandez's 2-0 changeup into left field for an RBI single.
Miami knotted the score on an RBI double by Gillespie in the seventh.
NOTES: The Phillies announced that RHP Aaron Nola, their first-round draft pick in 2014 (No. 7 overall), will make his major league debut when he starts next Tuesday against Tampa Bay. The 22-year-old began this season at Double-A Reading, going 7-3 with a 1.88 ERA, and went 3-1 with a 3.58 ERA after a promotion to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. ... The Marlins placed INF Dee Gordon on the disabled list with a dislocated left thumb (retroactive to July 12) and activated INF Martin Prado. ... Philadelphia interim manager Pete Mackanin said RHP Jerome Williams and RHP Aaron Harang, on the disabled list since May 17 and July 2, respectively, are day to day. Williams (left hamstring strain) threw a rehab game on Thursday and Harang (plantar fasciitis, left foot) had a bullpen session Friday. Mackanin also said 2B Chase Utley, on the DL since June 23 with an inflamed right ankle, took some grounders last Sunday in San Francisco and is "getting closer" to beginning a rehab assignment.