Eickhoff has better outing, Phils still lose 5-3 to Marlins

By ROB MAADDI
AP Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jerad Eickhoff buzzed Giancarlo Stanton with a high-and-tight fastball before striking him out in a crucial spot. The other hitters were tougher on him.

Marcell Ozuna and Justin Bour hit solo homers, Adam Conley threw six effective innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 Monday night for their third straight win.

Eickhoff (1-6) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. He’s winless in his last six starts.

“Just trying to make little adjustments from last outing,” said Eickhoff, who was bothered by a migraine headache. “Curve was not effective, two-seamer had good life. Slider is a big pitch for me.”

Phillies manager Pete Mackanin let Eickhoff pitch to Stanton with two outs and runners on second and third in the third. Eickhoff fired a 91 mph fastball inside to fall behind in the count 2-0 before he bounced back to strike out the slugger swinging at a curve.

“Wanted to keep him off-balance,” Eickhoff said.

Mackanin’s strategy was going for a double-play against a guy who has 11 homers, but is batting .233.

“It’s not like’s he’s a .300 hitter,” Mackanin said.

Conley (3-2) gave up one run and eight hits, striking out five. A.J. Ramos allowed a run in the ninth but earned his 12th save in as many tries.

Martin Prado’s sacrifice fly in the fifth put the Marlins ahead 2-1.

Bour drove his seventh homer the opposite way to left-center to make it 3-1 in the sixth.

Derek Dietrich had a sacrifice fly off Andrew Bailey in the seventh and Christian Yelich added an RBI double off Elvis Araujo in the inning to increase Miami’s lead to 5-1.

Ozuna hit a 2-0 pitch deep way out to left-center in the second for his seventh homer to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.

The Phillies tied it at 1 on Tyler Goeddel’s RBI single in the fourth. Maikel Franco had a sacrifice fly in the ninth, but Carlos Ruiz struck out looking with a runner on second to end the game.

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