PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — In a stunning display of power that defied both projections and their previous night’s frustration, the Philadelphia Phillies erupted for a decisive 11-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

The game, played before a crowd of 36,816 in a brisk 2 hours and 17 minutes, was a tale of two vastly different performances. The Phillies’ offense, held in check during an 11-inning loss on Tuesday, broke out in a historic fashion, while their starting pitcher, Jesús Luzardo, delivered a masterclass in silencing the Marlins’ bats.

The contest began as a pitcher’s duel. Miami’s Ryan Weathers struck out the side in order in the top of the first inning, and Luzardo responded by working around a two-out double from Kyle Schwarber in the bottom of the frame.

Miami (77-81) scratched across the game’s first run in the second inning. Connor Norby reached on an infield single and advanced to second on a throwing error by Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm. Eric Wagaman then lined a single to left field, scoring Norby to give the Marlins an early 1-0 lead. It would be their only highlight of the evening.

Philadelphia (93-65) immediately answered in the bottom of the third. After a strikeout, Schwarber launched a mammoth solo home run to center field, his 55th of the season, to tie the game. The blast seemed to awaken the sleeping giant of the Phillies’ lineup.

An inning later, the Phillies took the lead for good. After a groundout, shortstop Edmundo Sosa connected for a solo homer to center, his eighth of the year, making it 2-1. Two batters later, Bryson Stott followed with a solo shot of his own to center field, his 13th, extending the lead to 3-1.

The game was broken open in the fifth. With two outs and a runner on second, Weathers walked Otto Kemp to bring Sosa to the plate. The Miami left-hander’s night ended in emphatic fashion as Sosa crushed his second home run of the game, a three-run blast to left field that stretched the Phillies’ advantage to 6-1 and chased Weathers from the contest.

The Marlins’ right-hander was charged with the loss, falling to 2-2 on the season after surrendering six runs, five earned, on six hits over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out eight but was ultimately undone by the long ball.

Any lingering doubt was extinguished in a spectacular seventh inning that saw the Phillies hit for the home run cycle. Schwarber led off with his second homer of the game, a solo shot to right-center for his 56th. Bohm then followed by launching a solo homer to left-center, his 11th.

After a fielding error extended the inning, Kemp joined the party with a two-run homer to left-center. The fireworks continued immediately as Sosa stepped up and, after a brief umpire review confirmed the call, launched his third home run of the night, a solo line drive to left field. The five-run, four-homer inning put an exclamation point on the offensive onslaught, giving Philadelphia an 11-1 lead.

Sosa’s final line was one for the record books: 3-for-4 with three home runs and five RBIs. It was a career-defining performance that spearheaded the Phillies’ 12-hit attack. Schwarber was equally formidable, going 4-for-5 with two homers and two RBIs. Bohm added two hits, including his homer and a double, and Kemp drove in two runs with his late blast.

The offensive explosion made a winner of Luzardo, who was brilliant in his own right. The Phillies’ left-hander earned his 15th win against seven losses, tossing seven dominant innings. He allowed just three hits and one unearned run while striking out 10 Marlins batters. He did not issue a walk.

The Miami bullpen of Lake Bachar and Javier Sanoja provided scoreless relief, but the damage had already been done. The Marlins mustered only five hits total and never seriously threatened after the second inning. Philadelphia relievers Tim Mayza and Max Lazar closed out the game with a scoreless inning each.

The victory was a stark contrast to the pregame projections from Interstat, which had simulated a high-scoring 8-6 win for Miami. The Phillies, despite being installed as 1.5-run favorites with a 64.9% probability to win according to ELO ratings, vastly outperformed expectations. The combined 12 runs went well over the posted over/under line of 8.5.

The win improved the Phillies’ record to 93-65 as they continue to solidify their playoff positioning. The Marlins fell to 77-81, seeing a modest three-game winning streak snapped. The two teams will conclude their four-game series on Thursday before both clubs host different opponents over the weekend to close out the regular season.