Marlins 9, Phillies 2: Greg Dobbs burned his former team by belting a solo homer and Mark Buehrle tossed seven solid innings to record his 12th consecutive season with double-digit wins as host Miami salvaged the series finale.
Dobbs collected three hits - all on the first pitch - including an RBI single in the fourth to snap Miami's franchise-worst scoreless innings streak at 30. Bryan Petersen and Austin Kearns broke open the close contest by driving in a pair of runs to highlight a six-run eighth inning as the Marlins ended a three-game losing skid.
After Ty Wigginton tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the sixth, Dobbs answered with two outs in the bottom of the frame. The former Phillie deposited a fastball from Roy Halladay (6-7) into the bullpen in right field for his fourth homer - and second in six games.
Buehrle (10-11) snapped a three-game losing skid after allowing two runs on five hits while striking out three. The veteran hurler tied New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia for the longest streak of double-digit wins among active pitchers.
Halladay saw his modest two-game winning streak come to an end after permitting three runs while striking out seven in as many innings.
Wigginton belted a solo homer for the Phillies, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The matchup between Buehrle and Halladay marked the 12th time in league history that pitchers who have thrown a perfect game faced each other. ... Dobbs' RBI single snapped Philadelphia's season-high scoreless streak at 24 innings. ... Miami has won seven of the 12 meetings thus far between the National League East rivals. ... Philadelphia will begin a four-game series on Thursday against Milwaukee. ... Miami will begin an 11-game road trip by starting a four-game set in Colorado on Thursday.
Philadelphia | Miami | |
Roy Halladay | Player | Mark Buehrle |
Loss | W/L | Win |
7.0 | IP | 7.0 |
7 | Strikeouts | 3 |
6 | Hits | 5 |
3.86 | ERA | 2.57 |
Philadelphia | Miami | |
Ty Wigginton | Player | Greg Dobbs |
2 | Hits | 3 |
2 | RBI | 2 |
1 | HR | 1 |
5 | TB | 6 |
.500 | Avg | .750 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Philadelphia | 5 | 1 | 8 | .161 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Miami | 11 | 1 | 16 | .324 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |