Otto López came close to hitting for the cycle, needing just a triple, while Connor Norby homered and drove in three runs. The Miami Marlins ended the Philadelphia Phillies’ six-game winning streak with a 9-5 win on Saturday.
Jonah Bride also hit a home run, and Xavier Edwards and Nick Fortes each had two hits for the Marlins, who managed 14 hits after their heavy 16-2 loss to the Phillies the day before.
“Friday was not great. Today was a lot better,” said Marlins manager Skip Schumaker. “Facing one of the top pitchers and teams was impressive, especially with the recent changes and new players in the clubhouse.”
The Marlins made four roster changes on Saturday. Infielder Javier Sanoja made his major league debut with a pinch-hit appearance in the seventh inning. Sanoja’s grounder led to an error by shortstop Trea Turner, resulting in two runs. Sanoja was credited with an RBI on a fielder’s choice.
“I wanted to go out there and be aggressive,” Sanoja said through a translator. “I didn’t get my first hit, but I managed to get the RBI.”
John McMillon (2-1) earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Phillies starter Aaron Nola (12-7) was taken out after giving up five runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked two batters and struck out five. It was his shortest outing since a game on June 13 when he allowed eight runs and 11 hits.
“I think just command of the baseball. He just missed the glove a lot — a lot more than he normally does — and he paid for it,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said.
Miami worked long counts against Nola, who threw 101 pitches.
“He’s an amazing pitcher and today the plan was to let him pitch,” López said. “His command is amazing so we wanted to stretch out the pitches.”
