Harper homer, Nola lift Phillies past Marlins 1‑0

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Bryce Harper homered in the third inning and Aaron Nola pitched six strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Monday night.

Harper’s solo shot to right-center field was the only run of the game. He finished 3 for 4 with a double and single. Nola (2-3) allowed five hits, struck out five and walked none, bouncing back from two rough outings. Brad Keller earned his second save with a scoreless ninth inning, despite allowing two hits.

Miami’s Janson Junk (2-3) took the loss despite a sharp outing, yielding one run on five hits over 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts. Both teams collected seven hits. Kyle Stowers had two hits for the Marlins.

The Phillies (15-20) won for the third time in the four-game series. The Marlins fell to 16-19. Attendance was 7,626, and the game lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes at loanDepot Park.