Phils Top Marlins Again, 5-3
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – The Florida Marlins squeaked out a victory on Tuesday night thanks to a Phillies error. Wednesday night, it was an errant pitch from Marlins closer Leo Nunez that helped give the Phillies the game and the series.
Phillies starter Cliff Lee has been plagued by support all season, left after 6 innings, despite not wanting to come out of the game.
"I didn't want to come out of the game," he said. "I never want to come out of a game. In the National League, that happens. We won. That's all that really matters."
With Lee on the bench, the Phillies' bats finally came alive. Jimmy Rollins broke a 3-all tie with a two-out, two-run single in the ninth off Leo Nunez (0-1).
Shane Victorino extended his hitting streak to 14 games when he led off the eighth with his sixth homer, which came off Mike Dunn and made the score 3-all. Pete Orr entered the game in the seventh and had two doubles for Philadelphia.
With the score 3-all and one out in the ninth, Dane Sardinha singled and took third on a double by Orr. Both scored on the single by Rollins, who had stranded four runners earlier in the game.
"He came through," manager Charlie Manuel said. "You can take one cut and save a bad night."
Before Rollins' hit, the Phillies were 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position after going 0 for 6 in a loss Tuesday.
The Marlins lost the three-game series, and they've dropped nine of their past 10 home games against Philadelphia, with the lone victory Tuesday over Roy Halladay.
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