

“We lost two out of three against these guys and that’s going to happen,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. Harper was hit by a pitch on his surgically repaired elbow Saturday and exited after the third inning.Īfter a franchise-tying 13-game road win streak, the Phillies lost the final two of the three-game set against Miami. Phillies’ star slugger Bryce Harper was kept out of the lineup as a precaution because of right elbow soreness. As a pitcher, if you stay on only one side of the plate, it is not going to go well for you.” “I believe someone in the dugout didn’t like that I was pitching inside but that is part of the game. “Obviously, I was not intentionally trying to throw at anyone,” Luzardo said in Spanish. He took steps toward Stott during his walk to first and they briefly exchanged words. The left-hander gave up two runs and was lifted after he plunked Bryson Stott, who had two of the hits against Luzardo. Marlins starter Jesús Luzardo (8-5) struck out nine and allowed four hits over 6 1/3 innings. “There is a lot of belief in that clubhouse that we’re ready to win, and they’ve proved it.” “It’s been fun to watch them grow,” Marlins first-year manager Skip Schumaker said. Jesús Sánchez and rookie Dane Myers also went deep for the Marlins, who reached the All-Star break with their best record in franchise history at 53-39. MIAMI - Bryan De La Cruz homered among his four hits as the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 on Sunday.
