Phillies 6, Marlins 2
MIAMI –- Right-hander Aaron Harang earned his first win since July 30, and third baseman Cody Asche hit two solo homers to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night at Marlins Park.
Philadelphia, which snapped a six-game losing streak, has been bad against just about everyone else this season except Miami. The Phillies (57-94) are 9-5 against the Marlins this season and 41 games under .500 against everyone else.
Harang (6-15) allowed seven hits, two walks and two runs in seven innings, shutting down the Marlins (64-87) in a battle between two of the worst teams in baseball. Half of Harang's wins this year have come against the Marlins (once) and Atlanta Braves (twice), two teams way under .500.
Asche, who has 11 homers this season, pulled an upper-deck shot to right in the fourth inning. In the eighth, he pulled another shot to right for the first two-homer game of his career.
Phillies first baseman Darin Ruf added a solo homer, his ninth long ball of the season.
Miami, which has lost four games in a row, was led by shortstop Miguel Rojas, who pulled a two-run homer to left in the seventh, thwarting Harang's attempt at a shutout.
However, the Marlins hit into four double plays.
Marlins starter Tom Koehler (10-14) took the loss, allowing seven hits, three walks and four runs, three earned.
Philadelphia opened the scoring with an unearned run in the first. Left fielder Aaron Altherr hit a one-out double, stole third and scored when the throw from catcher J.T. Realmuto got past third baseman Miguel Rojas for an error.
The Phillies made it 3-0 in the second on the strength of shortstop Freddy Galvis' two-run single to center on an 0-2 pitch. That scored second baseman Andres Blanco, who drew a leadoff walk, and Asche, who had a one-out single.
NOTES: The Phillies removed the interim tag and extended manager Pete Mackanin's contract through the 2016 season. Mackanin, 64, had been named interim manager on June 26, after Ryne Sandberg resigned. ... Phillies 1B Ryan Howard (knee) and 3B Maikel Franco (wrist) are not expected to return this season. Howard has been out since Sept. 14. Franco has been out since Aug. 11. ... Marlins RHP Jose Fernandez will make his final home start of the year on Friday against the Atlanta Braves. Fernandez is 16-0 with a 1.11 ERA in his career at home. ... Marlins 3B Martin Prado (wrist) and SS Adeiny Hechavarria (hamstring) remain out of the lineup, replaced by 3B Donovan Solano and SS Miguel Rojas. Prado has missed four straight games. Hechavarria has been out since Sept. 2. ... Philadelphia is in the midst of a 15-game, season-ending streak of consecutive games against NL East opponents.