Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies Box Score on Sep 14, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 14, 2017

PHILADELPHIA -- Rhys Hoskins and the Philadelphia Phillies finished off a sweep of the Miami Marlins in dominant fashion, as the slugging rookie went deep yet again to power a 10-0 win Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park.

It's the first `sweep for the Phillies (57-89) since a four-gamer against Atlanta from July 28-31, and their first three-game win streak of any kind since Aug. 6-9. They did it with a 15-inning, 9-8 walk-off win Tuesday and then dominated the Marlins over the following two games, scoring a total of 18 runs on 27 hits between Wednesday and Thursday.

Jake Thompson (2-2) picked up the win in the series finale, striking out six while holding Miami scoreless for 5 1/3 innings as he scattered six hits and four walks.

For the Marlins (68-78), the loss marked five in a row and 11 in 13 games since the calendar flipped to September.

The Phillies hit three home runs Thursday off Marlins starter Vance Worley, who didn't make it out of the second inning against a lineup that's been absolutely raking of late, collecting 14 hits in the game.

They've been led by Hoskins, who raised his average to .314 by going 1-for-2 with two walks in the win. He also contributed his first MLB opposite-field home run, taking an 0-2 pitch into the stands in right-center during a seven-run second inning that blew the game wide open.

Despite only being called up on Aug. 10, Hoskins is already at 18 home runs and 39 RBIs on the season.

Hoskins wasn't the only Phillie to put on a power display Thursday night.

Jorge Alfaro, the Phillies' catcher and another rookie, smashed a 459-foot, second-deck solo home run to left field to make it 3-0 in the second inning. Three batters later, Freddy Galvis hit a two-run shot to dead center, scoring Cesar Hernandez.

Cameron Perkins added a solo shot in the eighth inning, his first major league homer.

Hoskins' homer two batters later spelled the end of the night for Worley (2-6), the former Phillies starter who did not look sharp in his first start since Aug. 29.

Worley, who came out of the bullpen in his only two previous appearances this month, allowed two runs in the first inning on a wild pitch and passed ball and never seemed to get control. He departed after 1 1/3 innings, tagged for eight runs (seven earned) and eight hits on 56 pitches as his ERA rose to 7.39.

J.P. Crawford made it 9-0 on a two-RBI single to cap off the second frame.

NOTES: The Marlins will next travel to Milwaukee to play a "home" series against the Brewers, which had to be moved due to Hurricane Irma. LHP Adam Conley (6-7, 5.23 ERA) will face a Brewers starter TBD. ... The Phillies continue their 10-game homestand Friday when the Oakland Athletics come to town for a three-game series. Phillies RHP Mark Leiter Jr. (3-5, 4.84 ERA) will face Athletics RHP Daniel Mengden (0-1, 7.07 ERA). ... Marlins OFs Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna were all given the night off. ... The Phillies finished the year with an 11-8 advantage over the Marlins in the season series.