Philadelphia 1
Miami 4
Monday, May 29, 2017 07:10 PM
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Volquez's long dry spell ends as Marlins top Phillies
The Sports Xchange
May 29, 2017
MIAMI -- Edinson Volquez snapped his eight-game losing streak, leading the Miami Marlins to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night at Marlins Park.
Miami (19-30) got a two-run homer from Derek Dietrich while winning for the third time in four games.
Philadelphia (17-32), which is last in the National League East -- two games below the Marlins -- is 6-23 in its past 29 games.
Volquez (1-7) earned a victory for the first time since Aug. 25, when he was a member of the Kansas City Royals and beat Miami 5-2 at Marlins Park.
Volquez had gone 16 consecutive starts without a win, and his seven straight losses to start this season tied a Marlins record that was first set by Joe Fontenot in 1998.
However, Volquez's fortunes turned against Philadelphia. He allowed three hits, two walks and one run in six innings, striking out four.
Jeremy Hellickson (5-3) took the loss, allowing six hits, two walks and four runs in six innings. After going 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in April, Hellickson is 1-3 with a 7.15 ERA in May.
Miami opened the scoring in the third. JT Riddle singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Volquez and came home when Dee Gordon pulled a low breaking ball down the right field line for a double.
Gordon then scored on a single by Giancarlo Stanton, who is hitting .423 (11-for-26) since moving to the No. 2 hole in the batting order.
The Phillies cut their deficit to 2-1 in the sixth. Hellickson drew a leadoff walk, advanced to third on a double by Cesar Hernandez and scored on Aaron Altherr's single to left.
Miami rallied with two outs in the bottom of the sixth. After a single by J.T. Realmuto, Dietrich pulled a high fastball for his two-run homer to right.
For Dietrich, it was just his second homer of the season after slugging a total of 17 the past two years. He hadn't gone deep since May 12.
NOTES: Marlins LHP Jeff Locke (shoulder tendinitis) will soon be activated from the disabled list, where he has been all season, so he can start Thursday against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Miami is expected to send RHP Vance Worley to the bullpen to accommodate Locke, who had a 1.77 ERA in 20 1/3 rehab innings. ... Phillies LF Howie Kendrick, who had been out since April 16 with an oblique injury, returned after playing four rehab games. He went 1-for-4 on Monday. RHP Zach Eflin was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. ... The Phillies have lost nine straight series -- their worst streak since dropping 10 in a row in 1997. ... Phillies OF Daniel Nava started a rehab assignment after going down May 23 with a hamstring injury. ... Miami's Destin Hood, who plays for Triple-A New Orleans, was one of three outfielders -- selected among all minor-leaguers -- to make the MLB Pipeline Team of the Week.
May 29, 2017
MIAMI -- Edinson Volquez snapped his eight-game losing streak, leading the Miami Marlins to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night at Marlins Park.
Miami (19-30) got a two-run homer from Derek Dietrich while winning for the third time in four games.
Philadelphia (17-32), which is last in the National League East -- two games below the Marlins -- is 6-23 in its past 29 games.
Volquez (1-7) earned a victory for the first time since Aug. 25, when he was a member of the Kansas City Royals and beat Miami 5-2 at Marlins Park.
Volquez had gone 16 consecutive starts without a win, and his seven straight losses to start this season tied a Marlins record that was first set by Joe Fontenot in 1998.
However, Volquez's fortunes turned against Philadelphia. He allowed three hits, two walks and one run in six innings, striking out four.
Jeremy Hellickson (5-3) took the loss, allowing six hits, two walks and four runs in six innings. After going 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in April, Hellickson is 1-3 with a 7.15 ERA in May.
Miami opened the scoring in the third. JT Riddle singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Volquez and came home when Dee Gordon pulled a low breaking ball down the right field line for a double.
Gordon then scored on a single by Giancarlo Stanton, who is hitting .423 (11-for-26) since moving to the No. 2 hole in the batting order.
The Phillies cut their deficit to 2-1 in the sixth. Hellickson drew a leadoff walk, advanced to third on a double by Cesar Hernandez and scored on Aaron Altherr's single to left.
Miami rallied with two outs in the bottom of the sixth. After a single by J.T. Realmuto, Dietrich pulled a high fastball for his two-run homer to right.
For Dietrich, it was just his second homer of the season after slugging a total of 17 the past two years. He hadn't gone deep since May 12.
NOTES: Marlins LHP Jeff Locke (shoulder tendinitis) will soon be activated from the disabled list, where he has been all season, so he can start Thursday against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Miami is expected to send RHP Vance Worley to the bullpen to accommodate Locke, who had a 1.77 ERA in 20 1/3 rehab innings. ... Phillies LF Howie Kendrick, who had been out since April 16 with an oblique injury, returned after playing four rehab games. He went 1-for-4 on Monday. RHP Zach Eflin was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. ... The Phillies have lost nine straight series -- their worst streak since dropping 10 in a row in 1997. ... Phillies OF Daniel Nava started a rehab assignment after going down May 23 with a hamstring injury. ... Miami's Destin Hood, who plays for Triple-A New Orleans, was one of three outfielders -- selected among all minor-leaguers -- to make the MLB Pipeline Team of the Week.
