PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies are on a quest to prove that they can win in September. They got off to an uninspired start — tallying losses on Sept. 2, 3 and 4 — but the players insist that this team is different. On Tuesday, they put meaning behinds those words, gutting out a 3-2 win against the Marlins to start a six-game homestand.
This was not a shutdown win, by any means. Marlins starter Jesús Luzardo was held the Phillies to just four hits and two earned runs. The Marlins tied it up, 2-2, in the bottom of the eighth, thanks to a sac fly from Brian Anderson off of Phillies reliever Connor Brogdon. The Phillies relief corps, in general, looked taxed; David Robertson, who is one of their more dominant arms, struggled to get through his outing in the ninth inning, allowing two walks and a single.
But just enough broke the Phillies’ way to earn them a 3-2 win. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Phillies challenged a call at home plate that went their way. In the top of the ninth, J.T. Realmuto gifted Robertson an extra out, after firing a throw to second base to prevent Luke Williams from stealing the bag. And in the bottom of the ninth, with runners on first and second, Jean Segura hit a walk off single to give his team their first win of September.
