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Did Marlins Trade for Joe Panik Just to Own Phillies?

Joe Panik #12 of the Miami Marlins (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

The Phillies might have reason to panic, now that Joe Panik is with the Marlins.

Joe Panik, one of the newest members of the Miami Marlins, wasted no time to find success against Philadelphia Phillies pitching in the second of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park.

Facing Phillies starter Aaron Nola in the bottom of the second inning, Panik worked a nine-pitch at-bat (his first as a Marlin) that resulted in a 380-foot home run to right field.

Three innings later, he produced the eventual game-winning run for the Marlins with an RBI-single to right-centerfield.