Marlins rally past Phillies 8‑7 on walk-off single

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Heriberto Hernández lined a two-run single into center field in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Griffin Conine followed with a walk-off base hit as the Miami Marlins erased a two-run deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 on Monday night at loanDepot Park.

The Marlins trailed 7-5 entering the ninth but rallied against Phillies reliever Jhoan Duran, who took the loss. Jakob Marsee started the inning with a single to center. Otto Lopez singled to right, moving Marsee to third. Kyle Stowers was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Hernández then grounded a single through the middle, scoring Marsee and Lopez to tie the game 7-7. Xavier Edwards followed with a bunt single to load the bases again. After Liam Hicks grounded into a force out at home, Conine delivered the winning hit, a line-drive single to right that scored Hernández and set off a celebration at loanDepot Park.

The victory snapped a five-game losing streak for the Marlins, who improved to 53-54. The Phillies dropped to 57-50.

Philadelphia jumped ahead early. In the top of the first inning, Kyle Schwarber walked and Bryce Harper launched a two-run homer to center, his 22nd of the season, giving the Phillies a 2-0 lead. The Marlins answered in the bottom half when Hernández crushed a solo homer to left, his 15th, tying the game at 2-2.

Miami took control in the second. Conine led off with a solo homer to right-center, his eighth. Javier Sanoja walked, and after Joe Mack flied out, Marsee doubled to right, scoring Sanoja. Lopez followed with a triple to right, driving in Marsee to make it 5-2.

Phillies starter Zack Wheeler settled in after that, allowing only a single and a double over the next three innings while striking out five. The Phillies’ offense began to chip away in the sixth. Harper walked, and Brandon Marsh grounded out, moving Harper to second. Alec Bohm singled to center to score Harper, cutting the deficit to 5-3. Bryson Stott singled, and J.T. Realmuto doubled to right, plating Bohm and moving Stott to third. After Gabriel Rincones Jr. struck out, Justin Crawford singled to left, driving in Stott and Realmuto. Left fielder Hernández’s throwing error allowed Crawford to advance to second. The hit gave the Phillies a 6-5 lead.

Philadelphia added a crucial insurance run in the eighth. Stott tripled to right off Marlins reliever John King. Realmuto lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Stott to make it 7-5. King worked two innings, allowing three hits and one earned run with one strikeout. Tyler Zuber pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two hits but no runs and striking out one.

The Phillies’ bullpen could not hold the lead. Duran, who entered with a 1-4 record, allowed four hits and three earned runs in the ninth without recording an out. Calvin Faucher earned the win for Miami, pitching a perfect ninth with two strikeouts. Faucher improved to 5-5.

Marlins starter Tyler Phillips turned in a solid outing, allowing three hits and two earned runs over five innings while striking out five. He left with the lead, but the Phillies’ four-run sixth chased him from the game.

For the Phillies, Harper finished 1 for 3 with a walk and two RBIs. Realmuto went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs. Stott had two hits, including a triple, and scored twice.

For the Marlins, Hernández went 2 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs. Conine was 2 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs. Marsee went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI. Lopez had three hits, including a triple and an RBI.

The attendance was 11,041, and the game lasted 2 hours, 59 minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Philadelphia Phillies 4, Miami Marlins 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Phillies a 54.40 percent probability of winning. Philadelphia was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5 runs. The total of 15 runs scored went under the over-under line of 7.5.