Philadelphia Phillies bring 6-game win streak into game against the Marlins as they returned
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies seek to keep a six-game win streak intact when they play the Miami Marlins.
Miami is 26-47 at home and 52-89 overall. The Marlins are 29-68 in games when they have given up at least one home run.
Philadelphia has an 85-56 record overall and a 38-31 record in road games. The Phillies have gone 44-12 in games when they did not allow a home run.
The matchup Saturday is the 12th time these teams meet this season. The Phillies have a 7-4 advantage in the season series.
Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto left the game against the Miami Marlins in the fourth inning on Friday night, two innings after he fouled a pitch off his left knee.
Realmuto suffered a bruise from the foul ball off Austin Kitchen in the second inning.
He limped away and received treatment from a trainer but came back to hit his second RBI single of the game.
With the Phillies leading 7-0, Garrett Stubbs replaced Realmuto in the fourth inning.
Realmuto, a three-time All-Star, had already missed 37 games this season due to soreness in his right knee.
Trea Turner was a triple away from hitting for the cycle, Kyle Schwarber blasted his 33rd home run, and Bryce Harper had three hits as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Miami Marlins 16-2 on Friday night.
Johan Rojas contributed with a career-high three doubles, and Kody Clemens also added three hits for the Phillies, who lead the NL East with an 85-56 record, eight games ahead of second-place Atlanta. The team set season highs for runs and hits, with 22.
Zack Wheeler (14-6) pitched six innings, allowing only one run. He gave up two hits and struck out seven, retiring the first 10 batters before Connor Norby’s single in the fourth.
“These types of games are tough, but you still have to pitch,” Wheeler said. “I’ll take whatever run support I can get.”
For Rojas, it was also his first career game with multiple extra-base hits.
“The most important thing is that we won,” Rojas said through a translator. “The rest will depend on how we compete. We always give our best.”
The Phillies scored seven runs in the first two innings against Marlins emergency starter Austin Kitchen (0-1). Harper, Bryson Stott, and J.T. Realmuto each had RBI singles in a three-run first inning, and Turner hit a two-run homer in a four-run second inning.
“Getting ahead early is always good, but every inning we had guys on base,” Turner said. “Good at-bats by everyone. Even if you can’t control everything, being relentless and competing throughout the game is really good.”
Realmuto had two singles and two RBIs before leaving the game in the fourth with a left knee contusion. He had fouled a pitch off his knee earlier but continued with a single. Garrett Stubbs pinch-hit for Realmuto, who was already planned to start on Saturday.
