Four homers back Sánchez as Phillies beat Marlins
The Phillies slugged their way past the Marlins on Friday night, bashing four homers to give Cristopher Sánchez more than enough cushion in a 9-3 series-opening win.
Sánchez turned in his second straight one-run, seven-inning outing, allowing six hits and striking out five in the process. He generated 14 whiffs, eight of which came on his changeup. Only once did the Marlins have multiple runners on base; Sánchez retired 10 of the last 11 batters he faced.
Scoring against the Marlins’ pitching staff on Friday night was like taking a baseball from a child. The Phillies smashed four home runs, including one from each of the three starting outfielders as Nick Castellanos sat for the third time in four games.
Max Kepler got to Marlins swingman Valente Bellozo in the second, before Brandon Marsh and Harrison Bader went back-to-back against Lake Bachar in the fourth.
Bryson Stott provided the exclamation point, putting the game to bed with a three-run shot in the eighth.
The Marlins got two off Tanner Banks in the eighth. Tim Mayza closed things out for his second perfect inning in as many outings as a Phillie.
The Phillies had 16 hits: four homers and 12 singles. Four of those came from Trea Turner.
With the Mets’ win, the Phillies’ division lead stays at six.