MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins keep winning, and there's plenty of room on the bandwagon.
Justin Bour hit two home runs , increasing his season total to 15, and the Marlins completed their first series sweep of the season by beating woeful Philadelphia 10-2 before a sparse crowd Wednesday.
Marcell Ozuna hit his 14th homer for the Marlins (21-30), who have won four games in a row, their longest winning streak since last July. Dan Straily (4-3) struck out 10 , allowed one earned run in 6 2/3 innings, and won his third start in a row.
There were few witnesses. Announced attendance was 15,197, lowest of the season in Miami, and a head count put the actual crowd at 1,590, perhaps the smallest in the five-year history of Marlins Park.
Straily, for one, didn't care.
"I can't tell you how many people were there or weren't there," Straily said. "I will say it was really cool when I was walking off the field in the seventh. It sounded like there were a lot of people there, so that was really cool."
With the franchise for sale, the Marlins are on pace to finish last in the NL in attendance for the 12th time in the past 13 years. But lately they're giving fans more to cheer about.
Miami swept three games against division rival Philadelphia for the first time since 2012.
"Two teams that were both struggling, pretty much even," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. "They came out on top; we came out on the bottom. We need a series like they just had against somebody."
The Phillies (17-34), off to their worst start since 1961, went 6-22 in May. That's their fewest wins in a month since June 1997.
The Marlins, by contrast, finished the month strong after a stretch when they went 4-19.
"We're playing better," manager Don Mattingly said. "Hopefully our best baseball is ahead of us."
The Marlins are winning with offense, scoring 73 runs in the past 10 games, and the latest victory came without slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who rested while recovering from hamstring cramps. He's expected to return to the lineup Thursday.
Bour hit a solo homer in the fifth and a two-run homer in the sixth to finish with 11 homers in May.
"We have a dangerous lineup one through nine," Bour said. "We're realizing just how good this lineup can be, and the runs we can put up, and guys aren't trying to do too much."
Ozuna borrowed teammate Ichiro Suzuki's bat to homer Tuesday, stuck with it to hit a two-run homer in the first inning Wednesday and then said he was retiring it. Ozuna went on to collect two more hits with his own bat.
Aaron Nola (2-3) lost his third start in a row. He gave up four runs and needed 73 pitches to get through three innings -- his shortest outing of the year.
"Too many pitches for me," Mackanin said. "I didn't want him to get hurt and throw 100 pitches in four innings."
The Phillies were held to less than three runs for the ninth time in the past 11 games. They were outscored 21-5 in the series.
LOWLIGHT REEL
1B Bour nearly fell into the first row when he chased down a wild throw by the railing and turned to throw.
"I slipped a little bit on the cement," a sheepish Bour said. "I think I fell gracefully. A big tree falls hard. I said hi to the fans."
ROSTER MOVE
Before the game, the Phillies recalled RHP Ricardo Pinto from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He made his major league debut in the fourth and gave up four runs in two innings.
Pinto took the roster spot of RHP Vince Velasquez (elbow), who went on the 10-day DL.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins 3B Martin Prado (right hamstring) and SS Adeiny Hechavarria (abdominal muscle) are on target to begin rehab assignments in a couple of weeks, Mattingly said.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Miami LHP Jeff Locke is scheduled to make his season debut Thursday against Arizona and RHP Zack Greinke (6-3, 3.24). Locke has been on the DL with left biceps tendinitis.
Phillies: RHP Jerad Eickhoff (0-5, 4.74) is scheduled to start Friday when the Phils begin a three-game homestand against San Francisco and LHP Ty Blach (3-2, 3.83).
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Philadelphia Phillies
Justin Bour hit two home runs , increasing his season total to 15, and the Marlins completed their first series sweep of the season by beating woeful Philadelphia 10-2 before a sparse crowd Wednesday.
Marcell Ozuna hit his 14th homer for the Marlins (21-30), who have won four games in a row, their longest winning streak since last July. Dan Straily (4-3) struck out 10 , allowed one earned run in 6 2/3 innings, and won his third start in a row.
There were few witnesses. Announced attendance was 15,197, lowest of the season in Miami, and a head count put the actual crowd at 1,590, perhaps the smallest in the five-year history of Marlins Park.
Straily, for one, didn't care.
"I can't tell you how many people were there or weren't there," Straily said. "I will say it was really cool when I was walking off the field in the seventh. It sounded like there were a lot of people there, so that was really cool."
With the franchise for sale, the Marlins are on pace to finish last in the NL in attendance for the 12th time in the past 13 years. But lately they're giving fans more to cheer about.
Miami swept three games against division rival Philadelphia for the first time since 2012.
"Two teams that were both struggling, pretty much even," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. "They came out on top; we came out on the bottom. We need a series like they just had against somebody."
The Phillies (17-34), off to their worst start since 1961, went 6-22 in May. That's their fewest wins in a month since June 1997.
The Marlins, by contrast, finished the month strong after a stretch when they went 4-19.
"We're playing better," manager Don Mattingly said. "Hopefully our best baseball is ahead of us."
The Marlins are winning with offense, scoring 73 runs in the past 10 games, and the latest victory came without slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who rested while recovering from hamstring cramps. He's expected to return to the lineup Thursday.
Bour hit a solo homer in the fifth and a two-run homer in the sixth to finish with 11 homers in May.
"We have a dangerous lineup one through nine," Bour said. "We're realizing just how good this lineup can be, and the runs we can put up, and guys aren't trying to do too much."
Ozuna borrowed teammate Ichiro Suzuki's bat to homer Tuesday, stuck with it to hit a two-run homer in the first inning Wednesday and then said he was retiring it. Ozuna went on to collect two more hits with his own bat.
Aaron Nola (2-3) lost his third start in a row. He gave up four runs and needed 73 pitches to get through three innings -- his shortest outing of the year.
"Too many pitches for me," Mackanin said. "I didn't want him to get hurt and throw 100 pitches in four innings."
The Phillies were held to less than three runs for the ninth time in the past 11 games. They were outscored 21-5 in the series.
LOWLIGHT REEL
1B Bour nearly fell into the first row when he chased down a wild throw by the railing and turned to throw.
"I slipped a little bit on the cement," a sheepish Bour said. "I think I fell gracefully. A big tree falls hard. I said hi to the fans."
ROSTER MOVE
Before the game, the Phillies recalled RHP Ricardo Pinto from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He made his major league debut in the fourth and gave up four runs in two innings.
Pinto took the roster spot of RHP Vince Velasquez (elbow), who went on the 10-day DL.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins 3B Martin Prado (right hamstring) and SS Adeiny Hechavarria (abdominal muscle) are on target to begin rehab assignments in a couple of weeks, Mattingly said.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Miami LHP Jeff Locke is scheduled to make his season debut Thursday against Arizona and RHP Zack Greinke (6-3, 3.24). Locke has been on the DL with left biceps tendinitis.
Phillies: RHP Jerad Eickhoff (0-5, 4.74) is scheduled to start Friday when the Phils begin a three-game homestand against San Francisco and LHP Ty Blach (3-2, 3.83).
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Philadelphia - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | PHI | MIA |
| Hernández walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Altherr flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Hernández out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | MIA |
| Gordon walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Riddle struck out swinging, Gordon stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich singled to right, Gordon scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Ozuna homered to right (353 feet), Yelich scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Bour grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Dietrich struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | PHI | MIA |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Knapp singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Franco struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Herrera grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | MIA |
| Ellis grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Suzuki grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| Straily struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | PHI | MIA |
| Galvis popped out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Nola fouled out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | MIA |
| Gordon singled to left center. | 0 | 3 |
| Riddle singled to right, Gordon to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Yelich grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Riddle out at second, Gordon to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Ozuna singled to left, Gordon scored, Yelich to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Yelich stole third. | 0 | 4 |
| Bour struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Dietrich grounded out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | PHI | MIA |
| Altherr struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Kendrick struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Joseph singled to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Knapp struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Pinto pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | MIA |
| Pinto relieved Nola. | 0 | 4 |
| Ellis singled to shallow right. | 0 | 4 |
| Suzuki singled to right, Ellis to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Straily sacrificed to pitcher, Ellis to third, Suzuki to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to first, Ellis out at home, Suzuki to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Riddle singled to center, Suzuki scored, Gordon to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Yelich walked, Riddle to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | PHI | MIA |
| Franco singled to left. | 0 | 5 |
| Herrera singled to left, Franco to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Pinto struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Hernández reached on infield single to second, Franco to third, Herrera to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Altherr struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Pinto pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | MIA |
| Bour homered to right center (400 feet). | 0 | 6 |
| Dietrich singled to center. | 0 | 6 |
| Ellis walked, Dietrich to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Suzuki walked, Dietrich to third, Ellis to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Straily struck out looking. | 0 | 6 |
| Gordon singled to right center, Dietrich scored, Ellis to third, Suzuki to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Riddle hit sacrifice fly to center, Ellis scored. | 0 | 8 |
| Yelich flied out to left. | 0 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | PHI | MIA |
| Kendrick singled to center. | 0 | 8 |
| Joseph flied out to center. | 0 | 8 |
| Knapp grounded out to second, Kendrick to second. | 0 | 8 |
| Franco safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Riddle, Kendrick scored. | 1 | 8 |
| Herrera flied out to left. | 1 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeanmar Gomez pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | MIA |
| Gómez relieved Pinto. | 1 | 8 |
| Ozuna safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Galvis. | 1 | 8 |
| Bour homered to right (400 feet), Ozuna scored. | 1 | 10 |
| Dietrich grounded out to third. | 1 | 10 |
| Ellis singled to right. | 1 | 10 |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Straily grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | PHI | MIA |
| Colón at second base. | 1 | 10 |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Saunders hit for Gómez. | 1 | 10 |
| Saunders doubled to deep right. | 1 | 10 |
| Hernández flied out to left. | 1 | 10 |
| Altherr singled to left center, Saunders scored. | 2 | 10 |
| Ziegler relieved Straily. | 2 | 10 |
| Kendrick struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | MIA |
| Neshek relieved Gómez. | 2 | 10 |
| Colón grounded out to first. | 2 | 10 |
| Riddle struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| Yelich struck out looking. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Ellington pitching for Miami | PHI | MIA |
| Ellington relieved Ziegler. | 2 | 10 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| Knapp walked. | 2 | 10 |
| Knapp to second on wild pitch by Ellington. | 2 | 10 |
| Franco flied out to right. | 2 | 10 |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | MIA |
| Benoit relieved Neshek. | 2 | 10 |
| Ozuna grounded out to third. | 2 | 10 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| Dietrich grounded out to third. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brian Ellington pitching for Miami | PHI | MIA |
| Galvis hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 2 | 10 |
| Stassi hit for Benoit. | 2 | 10 |
| Stassi struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| Hernández fouled out to left. | 2 | 10 |
| Altherr struck out looking. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Philadelphia Phillies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernández 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .282 | .342 | .413 |
| Altherr RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .299 | .388 | .549 |
| Kendrick LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .314 | .364 | .490 |
| Joseph 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .248 | .310 | .452 |
| Knapp C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .268 | .379 | .500 |
| Franco 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .216 | .273 | .352 |
| Herrera CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .218 | .262 | .326 |
| Galvis SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .232 | .286 | .392 |
| Nola P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .273 | .111 |
Pinto P
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Gómez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Saunders PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .225 | .268 | .402 |
Neshek P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Benoit P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Stassi PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .197 | .290 | .361 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 165 | |||
| a-doubled to deep right for J Gomez in the 7th b-struck out swinging for J Benoit in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Saunders (8, Straily); Galvis (11, Ellington) RBI: Altherr (28) 2-out RBI: Altherr GIDP: Kendrick Phillies RISP: 3-13 (Franco 1-2, Herrera 0-2, Pinto 0-1, Hernández 1-3, Galvis 0-1, Altherr 1-3, Stassi 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 15,197 (40.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Cory Blaser, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Doug Eddings |
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