The club was on the verge of a tough four-game series loss to one of the worst in the majors but the big bats showed up.
Ranger Suárez struggled with leaving pitches over the middle of the plate and couldn’t make the Marlins aggressive lineup patient.
Bryan De La Cruz singled to center field and Josh Bell took a first-pitch cutter down the left-field line to make it 1-0. The Marlins would pounce on multiple first-pitch offerings today for plenty of damage.
The Phillies’ offense came from the big bats they still had left.