Jimmy Rollins' two-run single in the ninth staked the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Florida Marlins in the finale of a three-game set.
Phillies Vs. Marlins: Rollins’ Two-Run Single In Ninth Wins It For Philly, 5-3
Pete Orr and Ross Gload each had a pinch-hit, RBI double in the seventh while Shane Victorino extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a solo home run in the eighth for the Phillies, who took two of three in the set.
Cliff Lee, coming off a 16-strikeout loss last Friday to the Braves, went six innings and gave up three runs on seven hits with four strikeouts. Kyle Kendrick (3-2) got the win for throwing a scoreless eighth.
Hanley Ramirez hit a solo home run and scored twice while John Buck and Mike Stanton each drove in a run for the Marlins, who have lost five of seven.
Ricky Nolasco was tagged for two runs -- one earned -- on five hits with a pair of walks and six strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings. Leo Nunez (0-1) was handed the loss.
Trailing by a score of 3-0, the Phils began their comeback in the seventh inning.
Raul Ibanez led off with a double to right and later moved to third when Dane Sardinha hit a grounder to first that Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez misplayed. Orr followed with a double that scored a run and, after Ryan Webb took the mound, Gload hit a double to make it a 3-2 game.
Victorino tied the game in the eighth when he led off the frame with a line-drive shot over the left-field wall, his sixth home run of the season.
Kendrick worked out of a two-on, one-out jam in the eighth when he induced an inning-ending double play from Buck and the visitors went ahead in the ninth.
With Nunez on the hill, Sardinha hit a one-out bloop single to center and Orr followed with a double. After pinch-hitter John Mayberry struck out, Rollins hit a single to right that scored two for a 5-3 lead.
Ryan Madson then set the Marlins down in order in the ninth to pick up his fifth save of the season.
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