Marlins Outlast Phillies in 11-Inning Marathon

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — The Miami Marlins rallied late to force extra innings and outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 in 11 innings on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Philadelphia led 3-0 early behind a first-inning solo homer from Kyle Schwarber and a two-run shot from Otto Kemp in the second. The Marlins, held scoreless by Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez over seven dominant innings, came alive late. Griffin Conine and Heriberto Hernández hit solo homers in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively, to tie the game.

After both teams scored twice in the 10th, Miami pushed across the decisive run in the 11th on a sacrifice fly by Xavier Edwards. Josh Simpson earned the win for the Marlins (77-80), while Lou Trivino took the loss for the Phillies (92-65) in front of a crowd of 38,041.