RED-HOT PHILS STAY THAT WAY, RALLY BY MARLINS

J.T. Realmuto hit an RBI single that capped a threerun rally in the eighth inning off NL ERA leader Sandy Alcantara, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 Wednesday night for their seventh straight win.

Kyle Schwarber had three hits and drove in two runs as the Phillies won for the 12th time in 13 games. They are 41-19 since June 1, vaulting them into second place in the wild-card race.

“We feel like we’re in the game no matter what until the final out is recorded,” Schwarber said. “That’s a good pitcher out there. We showed we’re capable of doing things like that. We’re never out of a ballgame.”

JJ Bleday singled, doubled, tripled and drove in a run for Miami, which has lost nine of 11.

Alcantara (10-5), a leading candidate for the NL Cy Young Award, began the day with a 1.88 ERA. He had allowed only two hits and held a 3-1 lead before the Phillies tagged him for six hits in the eighth.

“It was a little shocking,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.

Jean Segura led off the inning with a swinging bunt that just stayed fair, not even reaching third base, for an infield hit. After Bryson Stott’s solid single, Brandon Marsh twice pulled the bat back while attempting to bunt before driving an 0-2 pitch for an RBI single to pull Philadelphia within a run.

After a lengthy mound visit, Schwarber tied it by hitting the next pitch for an RBI single, putting runners on first and third with no outs.

With the crowd of 23,021 in an uproar, Rhys Hoskins hit a broken-bat liner that was caught by shortstop Miguel Rojas, who doubled off Marsh at third. Alec Bohm followed with a single as Schwarber barely beat the throw to third by right fielder Bryan De La Cruz.

Realmuto lined the next pitch for a tiebreaking single to left, finishing Alcantara.

“Exciting,” Realmuto said. “A lot of fun for us.”

Alcantara struck out four in 72-3 innings. He entered leading the NL in innings and complete games, and is trying to become the first player in the Marlins’ 30-year history to win the Cy Young. His ERA rose to 2.01.

Notable

The Tigers have fired General Manager Al Avila, ending a seven-year tenure with no playoff appearances. Owner Chris Ilitch announced the move with his team mired in another disappointing season. Detroit entered Wednesday at 43-68, last in the AL Central. Ilitch invested millions in the offseason in an attempt to return his team to contention. Assistant General Manager Sam Menzin takes over the day-to-day leadership role. The Tigers had only one winning season during Avila’s tenure. Avila was the only Latino general manager or equivalent in the majors.

Top Atlanta prospect

Vaughn Grissom made his major league debut by going 2-for-4 with a homer and a stolen base in the Braves’ 8-4 win in Boston. He was called up when Orlando Arcia was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring he sustained running the bases in Atlanta’s 10-inning victory Tuesday night. Regular second baseman

Ozzie Albies is recovering from a broken foot.

Yankees spark plug

Matt Carpenter said he expects to return this season and won’t need surgery on his broken left foot. He is expected to miss six weeks.