Phillies continue to feast on fish, hold on for win
PHILADELPHIA — After scoring seven runs on nine hits on Friday, the Phillies’ offense continued feasting on Marlins’ pitchers on Saturday in an 11-10 victory. It was the Phillies’ third straight win, which secured, at least, a series victory over Miami.
Bryson Stott and Trea Turner were at the center of the Phillies’ offensive outburst, combining for seven hits, five RBIs and four runs atop the lineup. They were set up for big hits by Alec Bohm and Johan Rojas at the bottom of the batting order, who, together, recorded five hits and scored five runs.
The Phillies scored four runs in the bottom of the third off Marlins starter Cal Quantrill, who finished the afternoon charged with seven runs in 3 1/3 innings.
Rojas got things going to start the bottom of the third with a double to left field. He scored two batters later on a single by Turner.
Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber followed Turner’s single with back-to-back walks, loading the bases for Nick Castellanos. Castellanos plated Turner on a sacrifice fly to right field. Harper and Schwarber eventually scored on a Max Kepler double, giving the Phillies a 4-0 lead.
Bohm started the bottom of the fourth with a single. Rojas followed with a bunt. Quantrill fielded the ball and double-pumped a throw to second. Bohm was safe. Quantrill, with Rojas busting it up the line, had no play at first and just held on to the ball; it was ruled a single.
With Bohm and Rojas on, Stott drove a 3-2 pitch to deep right field. Bohm scored with ease, and Rojas was right on his tail. It was a two-run double for Stott, and a 6-1 lead for the Phillies, extended to 7-1 on a double by Turner one batter later.
A Bohm double, Rojas RBI single and Stott RBI single extended the Phillies’ lead to 9-1 in the bottom of the fifth.
On the mound, Taijuan Walker’s start lasted only four innings and 56 pitches. He allowed one run on one hit. He walked three hitters and struck out two.
Walker’s average velocity was down at least 1 mph on all his pitches. His sinker averaged 91.4 mph and maxed out at 92.3 mph; it averaged 92.5 mph entering today.
In the top of the ninth, things got really tight as Jordan Romano struggled, allowing six runs on six hits. A Liam Hicks two-run home run made it an 11-10 game. Romano then left the mound hearing plenty of boos. José Alvarado came on with two outs, earning the save after getting Xavier Edwards to line out to right field.