Without Kyle Schwarber, Phillies blanked by Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins
They wasted a solid outing from Aaron Nola, who had just one costly mistake. And with the 1-0 loss to Miami, the Phillies have dropped four straight series since the All-Star break.
MIAMI — A one-run deficit proved insurmountable for a lifeless Phillies offense on Tuesday night.
With National League home run leader Kyle Schwarber unavailable because of illness, the Phillies mustered just four total hits in the 1-0 loss to the Marlins.
It took them until the fifth inning to break up Miami starter Sandy Alcantara’s no-hitter, when Bryan De La Cruz sent an infield single to first base. Kyle Stowers made a nice play on the softly hit grounder, diving to his right, but he couldn’t complete the throw to Alcantara in time.
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De La Cruz, who started in right field, also doubled in the seventh, accounting for half the Phillies’ offensive production from the eighth spot in the order. The Phillies capitalized neither time. Garrett Stubbs flew out to end the fifth and grounded out to end the seventh.
Bryce Harper, who had been robbed of an extra-base hit in the fourth when Jakob Marsee made a jumping catch right at the center field wall, singled in the sixth. Alec Bohm followed that with another single, but Brandon Marsh struck out looking to strand both runners.
The limp offensive performance wasted a solid outing from Aaron Nola, who made just one costly mistake. When he hung a curveball to Kyle Stowers in the first inning and he sent it 390 feet to right-center, it seemed like an inauspicious omen for his outing. It was the 26th home run Nola has given up this season, which is the second-most for a pitcher in 2026.
But instead, it proved to be the only run Nola allowed over 5⅔ innings. He worked around five hits and three walks to keep it a 1-0 ballgame, but the offense continuously came up empty.
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Nola got into some trouble after retiring the first two batters in the sixth inning. Xavier Edwards drew a four-pitch walk, and, although Tim Mayza had been warming, Don Mattingly left Nola in to face left-hander Liam Hicks for the third time.
Hicks singled to put runners on the corners as Mayza then took over. He struck out pinch-hitting righty Esteury Ruiz to leave them there. After that, José Alvarado and Orion Kerkering delivered a scoreless inning.
With one final chance, the Phillies went down in order against Marlins closer Pete Fairbanks. It marks the Phillies’ fourth consecutive series loss since the All-Star break.