Nick Castellanos responds after benching with a clutch performance as the Philadelphia Phillies top the Marlins in a key NL East win.
Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth, Christopher Sánchez pitched eight sharp innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Thursday night. Sánchez (6-2) allowed five hits, one run and struck out four. Philadelphia took three of four in the series. Schwarber put the Phillies ahead in the eighth when he connected on a 1-0 sinker from reliever Anthony Bender (1-5), crushing it 428 feet to right-center.
June 20 - Kyle Schwarber belted a tiebreaking solo homer with two outs in the eighth and Cristopher Sanchez tossed eight strong innings, fueling the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Schwarber deposited a 1-0 sinker from Anthony Bender (1-5) over the wall in right-center field to stake Philadelphia to a 2-1 lead en route to a four-game series win. Schwarber's team-leading 23rd homer and second against Miami this season made a winner out of Sanchez (6-2), who allowed one run on five hits with four strikeouts and no walks. Seventy of Sanchez's 91 pitches went for strikes. Orion Kerkering relieved Sanchez and stranded a runner at third base in the
The Miami Marlins have made three roster moves on Thursday . Miami has selected the contract of Robinson Pina, optioned Adam Mazur, and designated Connor Gillispie for assignment. The Marlins optioned Mazur to create a spot on the active roster for Pina, while Gillispie was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for him. Mazur made his MLB debut on Wednesday, throwing 5.2 innings where he allowed four runs and five hits. The 24-year-old had five strikeouts and four walks in the loss. Mazur now heads back down to Triple-A Jacksonville. This season, Mazur has started in 11 games and has a 3.62 ERA across 59.2 innings with 55 strikeouts to 16 walks. With Mazur optioned, the
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Bryson Stott hit a three-run homer, Ranger Suárez pitched seven effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Wednesday night. Suárez (6-1) permitted one run and four hits in another solid performance since his return from an early-season back injury. The veteran left-hander has only allowed eight runs since giving up seven in his first start of the season on May 4. Stott capped Philadelphia's four-run fourth inning against Adam Mazur (0-1) with his fifth homer of the season.
Nick Castellanos returned to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup and made the game-sealing catch in their 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday — a day after being benched for “an inappropriate comment” the outfielder made when he was pulled for a defensive replacement on Monday. Castellanos doubled and singled Wednesday before catching Nick Fortes' flyball at the right-field wall in the ninth to end the game. Castellanos immediately lifted his shirt in celebration after the play. “Casty — It's an amazing game, isn't it?" manager Rob Thomson said.
