2 slams spark Phils’ 20-run outburst

PHILADELPHIA — Maikel Franco and Aaron Altherr each hit a grand slam, Carlos Santana and Jorge Alfaro also went deep and the Phillies routed the Marlins 20-1 on Saturday night.

Franco finished with six RBIs after just missing another homer when his two-run double hit high off the left-center field wall. He has driven in 10 runs in the last two games.

Franco’s homer in the first made it 5-1. Altherr’s drive in the third extended the lead to 9-1. He had been 1-for-19 so far this season before putting one in the seats in left field.

The Phillies had not hit two slams in one game since Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez connected against the Nationals on April 27, 2009.

Santana’s shot to deep right field was his 1,000th career hit. His blast highlighted an eightrun fourth inning off reliever Jacob Turner.

As part of the barrage, Scott Kingery had a run-scoring double in the sixth inning for his first big-league RBI.

The Phils sent nine batters to the plate in the third inning and 12 in the fourth.

Marlins left-hander Dillon Pe- ters (1-1) gave up nine runs on nine hits in 2 ⁄ innings. Catcher Bryan Holaday tossed a perfect eighth, fanning cleanup hitter Rhys Hoskins on a 62-mph pitch.

Phillies starter Vince Velasquez (1-1) allowed one run on four hits, striking out six in six innings.

Even Velasquez had two of the Phillies’ 20 hits. The Phillies have won two in a row after dropping four of their first five.

It was the fifth time the Marlins had allowed as many as 20 runs, and the 19-run defeat was the widest margin in franchise history. The Marlins have lost four in a row.