Marlins Can't Handle Red Hot Phillies, Lose 5-3
MIAMI (AP) - John Mayberry drove in three runs with a homer and a sacrifice fly Friday, and the Philadelphia Phillies climbed 42 games above .500 for the first time in franchise's 129-year history by beating the Florida Marlins 5-3.
The Phillies, whose record of 88-46 is the best in the majors, were 41 games over in 1976. They reached the new pinnacle with their fifth consecutive win.
Roy Oswalt (7-8) bounced back from a loss to the Marlins a week earlier. He allowed three runs in 6 1-3 innings while striking out seven.
Mayberry hit a two-run homer, his 13th, to put Philadelphia ahead to stay in the fifth inning. He added a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
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