MIAMI (AP) Ranger SuƔrez pitched seven scoreless innings, Nick Castellanos and Johan Rojas hit solo homers, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 8-2 Friday night.
The game was played in front of a crowd of 15,119, the majority appearing to cheer for Philadelphia in Miami's first home game since trading two-time batting champion Luis Arraez to the Padres on May 4. Before the game, a handful of longtime Marlins fans gathered outside loanDepot Park to protest the state of the franchise.
SuƔrez (7-0), whose 1.50 ERA is the second-lowest in MLB, allowed just three hits while striking out nine and walking two.
āI just try to focus as I always do,ā SuĆ”rez said. āIt doesnāt matter if itās a good team or bad team. Weāre in the big leagues. All teams are dangerous.ā
SuƔrez has allowed just nine runs through 54 innings this season, including a career-high 32-inning scoreless streak in April that tied for the fifth-longest in franchise history. He's the first MLB pitcher to reach seven wins this season.
āI think this is the best run heās been on, no doubt about it,ā Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. āHeās really been focused and locked in. Very consistent.ā
Gregory Soto replaced SuƔrez in the eighth and allowed a two-run double to Josh Bell that ended the shutout bid.
Rojas and J.T. Realmuto each had three of Philadelphiaās 15 hits. Bryce Harper had two hits, including an RBI double. Kyle Schwarber and Cristian Pache had two apiece.
Castellanos opened the scoring in the second when he hammered starter Trevor Roger's first-pitch changeup 400 feet to right-center for his third home run of the season. Rojas hit an RBI single off Rogers later in the inning, then homered off reliever Eli Villalobos in the seventh to put Philadelphia up 7-0.
The Phillies built a five-run lead in the fourth against Rogers (0-6). Pache doubled to drive in leadoff hitter Whit Merrifield, who reached on a fielding error by third baseman Jake Burger, and Schwarber drove in two with a grounder to right. Rogers was lifted after intentionally walking Harper a couple batters later, a move that was met with a host of boos.
The Marlins 26-year-old left-hander gave up nine hits, five runs - four earned - walked two and struck out three.
A frustrated Rogers could be seen slamming his glove on the ground, throwing his cap and swatting at some cups in the dugout following the outing.
āWeāre a good group of guys in there," Rogers said. "Weāre all just (upset) at how things have gone. When we hit, we canāt pitch. When we pitch, we canāt hit. Me going out there and laying an egg doesnāt help any. What (upsets) me the most is I canāt give my team a chance.ā
Bryan De La Cruz doubled off SuƔrez in the first, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Christian Bethancourt added Miami's other hits against SuƔrez. Chisholm moved to 300 career hits with his double in the seventh.
The Marlins dropped to 1-6 since the Arraez trade.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: Schwarber did not bat in the ninth because of back soreness. Thomson said the team will check him out on Saturday but will be āvery cautious.ā
Marlins: Left-hander Jesus Luzardo (elbow strain) is getting closer to a return after going on the injured list on April 26.
UP NEXT
Right-hander Taijuan Walker (2-0, 6.39) will start for the Phillies on Saturday. The Marlins have not named a starter.
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