Sand storm: Phillies 15, Marlins 3

Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins were no match for Brandon Marsh and the PhilliesThe Phillies offense has been slow to get going this season, and a matchup against the defending Cy Young Award winner didn’t figure to make things better.

We figured wrong. The Phillies scored nine runs against Sandy Alcantara and tacked on six more against reliever Devin Smeltzer. Combined with an excellent outing from reliever-turned-starter Matt Strahm, the Phillies emerged with a lopsided 15-3 win over the Marlins.

The bats were quiet the first two innings, with the Phillies going down in order. Starting in the third, the bats were quiet no more. The scoring was kicked off by an unexpected source: Jake Cave…