This time, the Phillies added on after Stott got the scoring initiated. Realmuto once again walked and Marsh singled to put two on with one out and chase Oller from the game. Marlins lefty reliever Anthony Veneziano entered to face Clemens who greeted him with a two-run double the opposite way to left field that extended the lead to 4-0.
Rojas followed Clemens with an infield single. Veneziano uncorked a wild pitch against Schwarber that scored Clemens from third and allowed Rojas to go to second. But they were ultimately stranded there when Schwarber struck out and Turner flew out to the warning track. The damage was done however, as four runs came across to score in the inning.
Baby steps
In Suárez’s first few starts back, he started off well and then hit a wall around the 75-pitch mark. This time he was able to finish strong after five shutout innings on 82 pitches despite early decreased velocity. He allowed just three hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Suárez’s velocity was down a full two miles an hour on his sinker from his season average, as he averaged 88.9 on 22 pitches. He was in the high 80s to start, including 86 on his first pitch of the game, but was up to 90 MPH in his last inning of work.
Little sloppy
Jose Ruiz pitched a clean sixth inning with two strikeouts in relief of Suárez. Max Lazar was next, and he allowed a one out double to pinch-hitter Griffin Conine. After a groundout by Kyle Stowers, Jesús Sánchez singled to center to score Conine for the Marlins first run of the game. Lazar allowed another single before Xavier Edwards inexplicably bunted with two on and two outs and was promptly thrown out at first.
Orion Kerkering entered for the eighth and got the first out before allowing a double to Jake Burger. Kerkering then struck out Jonah Bride for the second out, but Otto Lopez would then reach on a throwing error by Clemens that also allowed Burger to score to cut the lead to 5-2. But Kerkering ended the threat with a strikeout of Conine. Matt Strahm quickly shut the door in the ninth with ten pitches for his third save of the season.
Tomorrow’s matchup
Zack Wheeler (13-6, 2.63) will take the mound as the Phillies look to take care of business in Miami against Edward Cabrera (3-6, 5.33) for the Marlins. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 pm.
The Phillies rode five shutout innings from Ranger Suárez and a home run from Bryson Stott that sparked a four-run sixth inning for a 5-2 win in Miami. Suárez continued to build up in his return from the injured list, crossing the 80-pitch mark for the first time since returning as the Phillies offense overcame some early stranded runners to put away a lesser Marlins team.
Stott getting it started
The Phillies got started early in the first inning. A pair of walks to Trea Turner and Bryce Harper with one out in the first from Marlins starter Adam Oller started a threat, but Nick Castellanos struck out for the second out. Nevertheless, Stott came up and blooped a single over the shortstop’s head into left field that scored Turner from second.
Missed opportunities
The Phillies threatened again in the third, as Kyle Schwarber led off the inning with a double. But Turner, Harper, and Castellanos were retired in order to strand the runner at second. They threatened again in the fourth, as a J.T. Realmuto single, a Brandon Marsh walk, and a Kody Clemens walk loaded the bases with one out for Johan Rojas. But Rojas grounded into a double play on the first pitch he saw to erase the scoring chance.
Follow his lead
Stott once again provided a spark in the sixth, this time blasting a solo home run into the second deck to extend the lead to 2-0. It was Stott’s 11th homer of the season and his second in the last six games.
Bryson Stott went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI and a home run Thursday night vs the Marlins.
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