Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies Match Player Stats On Aug 22, 2017 Game 1

The Sports Xchange
Aug 22, 2017

PHILADELPHIA -- Just two months shy of his 44th birthday, it was Ichiro Suzuki who led the power surge for the Miami Marlins in game one of their doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Ichiro stepped to the plate in the top of the seventh, pinch-hitting for starter Dan Straily (7-8, 3.83 ERA), and took a 3-1 pitch from Phillies starter Aaron Nola (9-9, 3.58 ERA) deep into right-center field for a three-run homer to give Miami and 6-3 lead before they eventually knocked off the Phillies 12-8.

But the surge didn't stop there. The game featured a whopping nine home runs between the two teams.

Two batters after Ichiro, Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton continued his torrid pace since the All-Star break by taking Nola deep over the right field fence and knocking him out of the game. It was Stanton's league-leading 46th home run and his 99th RBI (second of the game).

Phillies reliever Jensen Therrien couldn't stop the bleeding, though. Miami outfielder Marcel Ozuna hit a two-run home run that got out in a hurry over the left field fence and the Marlins were up 9-3 in the blink of an eye.

Miami catcher J.T. Realmuto put the cherry on top with a three-run bomb to right field in the top of the ninth to push the Marlins' advantage to 12-5.

The lone bright spot for Philadelphia was Rhys Hoskins. The rookie continues to mash big league pitching after finding his swing on the team's recent road trip.

The Phillies left fielder smashed his sixth home run in eight games when he took Marlins starter Dan Straily deep to center for a two-run blast in the bottom of the first inning. Initially ruled a double, umpires overturned the call and correctly awarded Hoskins a home run as Philadelphia took a 2-1 lead.

Miami answered in the top of the second inning when shortstop Miguel Rojas grounded out to score Derek Dietrich from third, squeezing out a second early run off Phillies ace Aaron Nola.

Stanton smoked a double to left center off Nola, scoring Rojas in the top of the fifth inning to give Miami a 3-2 lead.

But the lead didn't last long.

Cameron Rupp led off the bottom of the fifth with a line drive home run over the left field wall, his 13th homer of the season, to knot the game back up at three apiece.

Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez hit his eighth home run of the season off Dustin McGowan in the bottom of the eighth inning to make it 9-5. A pinch-hit two run homer from Andres Blanco in the bottom of the ninth to bring the Phillies within four kept things interesting, but the comeback fell short at 12-8.

Straily (8-8) went six innings and surrendered just two hits while striking out 10 to earn the win for Miami. He battled the Phillies lineup, throwing 107 pitches in hot and humid weather with temperatures north of 90 degrees.

Nola took the loss after struggling in his second consecutive outing. The righty conceded seven earned runs in 6 1/3 innings, including four earned in the top of the seventh when the wheels fell off.

NOTES: Phillies RHP Vince Velasquez was transferred to the 60-day DL and will miss the remainder of the 2017 season (finger). ... Phillies RHP Zach Eflin was placed on the 10-day DL (retroactive to August 19) with a right shoulder strain. ... Marlins OF Ichiro Suzuki now has two career pinch-hit home runs, both against the Phillies (Tuesday and September 6, 2016). ... Giancarlo Stanton continues to add to his league-leading home run total. He now has 46 homers, including a club-record 20 after All-Star Break.