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Griffin Conine Drives in Winner as Marlins Edge Phillies 8-7

Griffin Conine’s ninth-inning single broke a tie, lifting the Miami Marlins to an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at loanDepot Park on Monday.

Tessa Ortiz

July 28, 20262 min read

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Late Rally Seals Win

Griffin Conine delivered the decisive blow in the ninth inning, singling to right field to score Hernández and lift the Miami Marlins to an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The win snapped Miami’s twelve-game losing streak, as the home team rallied from a deficit to secure the final tally at loanDepot Park on Monday.

Early Phillies Lead

Philadelphia established control early, taking a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Bryce Harper homered to center field, a 419-foot shot that also drove in Schwarber. The Marlins responded quickly, cutting the deficit to 2-1 when Lopez scored on a throwing error by Phillies shortstop Turner.

Miami tied the game at 2-2 later in the frame when Jesús Hernández homered to left field, a 388-foot blast.

The Phillies regained the lead in the second inning. Conine, playing for Miami, hit a home run to right center, 392 feet, making the score 2-3. However, Philadelphia answered with runs of their own. Marsee doubled to right, bringing Sanoja home for a 2-4 advantage. Lopez then tripled to right, scoring Marsee to extend the Phillies' lead to 2-5.

Marlins Take Control

Miami began chipping away at the deficit in the sixth inning. Bohm singled to center, allowing Harper to score, making it 3-5. Realmuto followed with a ground-rule double, scoring Bohm to bring the score to 4-5.

The Marlins turned the game around with a multi-run play in the same inning. Crawford singled to left, and despite an error on the play, Realmuto scored on a throwing error by left fielder Hernández. Crawford advanced to second on the same error, giving Miami a 6-5 lead.

Philadelphia narrowed the gap in the eighth inning when Realmuto hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Stott to make it 7-5. The game remained tense into the final frame.

Ninth-Inning Finish

With the score tied 7-7 in the bottom of the ninth, Hernández singled to center, allowing Lopez and Marsee to score, giving Miami a 7-8 lead? No, the sequence shows [7-7] after Hernández's single scores Lopez and Marsee, making it 7-7? Wait, the facts state [7-7] after Hernández singled, Lopez scored and Marsee scored.

This implies the score was 5-7 before the inning? Let's re-read carefully.

Before the 9th, the score was 5-7 (Phillies leading). In the 9th, Hernández singled, Lopez scored and Marsee scored. The running score becomes [7-7]. This means the Marlins scored 2 runs to tie the game. Then Conine singled, scoring Hernández, making the final score 8-7.

Calvin Faucher earned the win for Miami, pitching one scoreless inning with two strikeouts. John King pitched two innings, allowing one run. Tyler Phillips started for Miami, pitching five innings and allowing two earned runs. Zack Wheeler started for Philadelphia, pitching three innings and allowing five earned runs.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816284

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Tessa Ortiz

Tessa Ortiz covers Nocatee high school and area college sports.

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