The Philadelphia Phillies (67-62) have dropped a must-win series against the Miami Marlins (47-82), despite getting a good performance out of ace Aaron Nola. Today’s 3-2 loss against the Marlins is their fifth loss of the season at Marlins Park.
Both offenses took a while to get going. Both starting pitchers were excellent through the middle innings. The only real highlight play that came while both offenses were reeling was in the bottom of the first. With one out, Marlins third baseman Starlin Castro thought it would be a good idea to try to take a base on J.