"MIAMI (AP) - Otto López homered twice and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep by the NL East leaders. Troy Johnston had two hits for the Marlins, who snapped a five-game skid. Ronny Henriquez (7-1) pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, and Lake Bachar escaped a jam in the ninth for his third save."
"The Marlins sent 10 batters to the plate in a four-run first against Taijuan Walker (4-8). López hit a three-run homer and Máximo Acosta added an RBI single. Turner greeted reliever Calvin Faucher with a homer to lead off the sixth. Faucher also allowed an RBI single to Marsh. López hit a solo drive off Philadelphia reliever José Alvarado in the seventh to make it 5-3."
Otto López hit two home runs and helped the Miami Marlins edge the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4. The Marlins manufactured a four-run first inning, sending 10 batters to the plate, with López delivering a three-run shot and Máximo Acosta adding an RBI single. Trea Turner homered for the Phillies but exited with a right hamstring strain after legging out a grounder and reaching on a throwing error by López. Ronny Henriquez recorded scoreless relief, and Lake Bachar escaped a ninth-inning jam to earn the save. Taijuan Walker worked six innings for Philadelphia.
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