PHILADELPHIA -- The Marlins were counting on a big performance by Sandy Alcantara as they tried to salvage the series finale at Citizens Bank Park.
When Miami’s ace struggled early, his teammates took things into their own hands.
Kyle Stowers belted a pair of home runs and drove in five runs, while Owen Caissie, Joe Mack and Jakob Marsee also went deep in the Marlins’ offensive barrage, a 12-4 win over the Phillies to send them back to Miami on a high note following a couple of tough days in Philadelphia.
The Marlins' 12 runs scored tied a season high. Also, their five home runs were all hit by left-handed hitters, which set a new club record for homers by left-handed hitters in a game.
Alcantara allowed two runs in each of the first two frames, threatening to waste the Marlins’ six-run outburst against Andrew Painter during the same stretch. But while the Phillies pulled their rookie right-hander after two frames, Alcantara settled in and gave the Marlins four scoreless innings, departing with a 10-4 lead thanks to Mack and Stowers, who each homered in the sixth against lefty Tanner Banks.
The Marlins, who were 1-for-17 with runners in scoring position while being outscored 15-2 in the first two games of the series, went 4-for-9 with RISP on Wednesday. Three of those hits came from Stowers, who went 4-for-5 despite entering the day hitting only .175 with 24 strikeouts in his last 15 games.
Alcantara finished his afternoon allowing four runs (two earned) on eight hits with a walk while striking out six. He now stands only four strikeouts away from passing Ricky Nolasco (1,001) as the Marlins’ all-time strikeout leader. Wednesday marked only the third Marlins win in Alcantara’s last 16 starts against the Phillies, his first since April 2022.