Phillies at Marlins: September 13th to September 15th

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Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 6:40
loanDepot park - Miami, FL

At the Ballpark:  There's not a lot going on these days at loanDepot park, other than some special theme nights.  It's Taco Tuesday tonight.

Phillies 78-62
3rd Place in the N.L. East, 10 games behind the Mets

Phillies Probables
Bailey Falter (4-3, 4.02)
Kyle Gibson (9-6, 4.57)
Noah Syndergaard (4-1, 4.61)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Alec Bohm - .293
Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 84
Home Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 37
RBIs:  Kyle Schwarber - 79
Stolen Bases:  J.T. Realmuto - 17

Wins:  Zack Wheeler - 11
ERA:  Aaron Nola - 3.31

Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 202
Saves:  Corey Knebel - 12

Marlins 58-83
4th Place in the N.L. East, 30 1/2 games behind the Mets

Marlins Probables
Sanday Alcantara (12-7, 2.43)
Edward Cabrera (5-2, 2.63)
Pablo Lopez (8-10, 4.04)

Marlins Leaders
Average:  Jesus Aguilar - .236
Runs:  Jon Berti - 40
Home Runs:  Jesus Aguilar - 15
RBIs:  Jesus Aguilar - 49
Stolen Bases:  Jon Berti - 34

Wins:  Sandy Alcantara - 12
ERA:  Sandy Alcantara - 2.43

Strikeouts:  Sandy Alcantara - 177
Saves:  Tanner Scott - 19

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2000 Pacific #322 Alex Arias

Marlins 6, Phillies 4
Game 159 - Thursday Afternoon, September 25th in Miami
Record - 72-87, 5th Place, 21 1/2 games behind the Nationals

One Sentence Summary:  Jake Diekman's rough seventh inning, aided by a crucial error from Cody Asche, led to a 6-4 loss to the Marlins.

What It Means:  The Phillies finish the season with a 36-45 road record.  They'll open up a three-game series against the Braves tonight and then it's time to fire up the hot stove.

What Happened:  Diekman didn't retire a batter in the seventh while allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits.  The Phils had been up 4-2 heading into the seventh thanks to a pair of RBIs from Chase Utley and Domonic Brown.

Featured Card:  The loss clinched the Phillies first last place finish since 2000, when they went 65-97 in Terry Francona's final season at the helm.  I selected this strangely cropped Alex Arias card to relfect the essence of that woeful 2000 season in the same way I would display a Kyle Kendrick or A.J. Burnett card when looking back years from now on the woeful 2014 season.