Hoskins' double caps Phillies' comeback
Rhys Hoskins raised his arms in celebration on his game-ending RBI double in the ninth inning that led the Philadelphia Phillies over the Miami Marlins 3-2 Monday night.
Hoskins' two-out hit off Anthony Bass (13) scored Matt Vierling and capped a Phillies rally from a 2-1 hole in the seventh. Vierling hit a one-out single and stole second base to get into scoring position.
The Phillies have won 10 of 11 games to streak into NL wild-card contention.
The Marlins led 2-1 and were in control behind ace Sandy Alcantara. Alcantara walked two runners to open the eighth but got J.T. Realmuto to ground into a double play. Alcantara was yanked and repeatedly slammed his mitt into water bottles in the dugout.
Steven Okert promptly gave up a tying single on the first pitch to Didi Gregorius. Alcantara sat on the dugout bench and shook his head in disbelief — his shot at his fifth straight win wasted by wildness and the bullpen.
Miguel Rojas had a pair of RBI doubles that staked the Marlins to a 2-1 lead.
Alcantara allowed no runs in his previous two starts and 20 straight innings overall until Bryce Harper's RBI double in the third.
Phillies starter Aaron Nola walked none and struck out six over seven innings
BLUE JAYS 11, ORIOLES 1 >> Alek Manoah pitched six shutout innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and had three RBIs, and Toronto beat visiting Baltimore.
Santiago Espinal had two hits and drove in three runs as the Blue Jays pounded out a season-high 19 hits, including seven in a sevenrun fifth inning.
Manoah (8-1) has won three straight starts and four consecutive decisions. He pitched six scoreless innings to beat the Royals in his previous start on June 7 at Kansas City.
Toronto is 25-7 in Manoah's 32 career starts. He's 10-0 with a 1.99 ERA in 15 career home starts.
Guerrero led off the eighth with his 15th home run, a 432-foot drive off right-hander Rico Garcia.
Manoah allowed one hit, Jorge Mateo's leadoff single in the third. He walked one and struck out seven.