Breaking up a tight 1-0 pitcher’s duel, the host Fish exploded for a four-spot in the bottom of the 8th to pull away and even the series up with a 5-0 victory.
For six innings the Phillies starting pitcher Jerad Eickhoff and Marlins starter Tom Koehler took turns shutting down the opposition lineups.
Eickhoff (6-12) took yet another hard-luck loss in what has become a short career’s worth of them. He allowed just five hits and one earned run, striking out eight and walking one batter.
Koehler meanwhile was doing even better with the Phils’ lineup, allowing no earned runs and three hits while striking out five and walking one.