Luis Arraez hits for cycle in Marlins’ 8-4 win over Phillies

PHILADELPHIA – Luis Arraez turned the primary Miami Marlins participant to hit for the cycle, going 4-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBIs in an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday evening.

Earlier than Tuesday, the Marlins have been the one lively main league group to not have a cycle of their historical past. Miami entered the Nationwide League because the Florida Marlins again in 1992.

Arraez gained the American League batting title with a .316 common as a member of the Minnesota Twins in 2022 earlier than being traded to the Marlins in a four-player deal on Jan. 20. He’s 22 for 41 (.537) in 12 video games to begin the 2023 season.

After doubling within the first inning and connecting on a triple to the fitting subject nook within the sixth, Arraez’s solo homer within the seventh inning helped present the Marlins some cushion after a four-run lead was minimize to 1 within the Phillies’ half of the sixth inning.

Arraez singled to left subject within the eighth off Philadelphia reliever Andrew Bellatti, scoring Jazz Chisholm with the ultimate run of the evening.

Jon Berti homered within the third inning and added an RBI single within the seventh for the Marlins, who entered the sport with the bottom run whole within the Nationwide League at 30 by the primary 11 video games. The eight runs on Tuesday have been a season excessive. Jesus Luzardo (2-0) went six innings, permitting three runs on eight hits.

Chisholm, Yuli Gurriel and Jean Segura additionally had two hits for the Marlins, whose 14 hits have been additionally a season excessive.

Aaron Nola (0-2) was shaky for a lot of the evening for the Phillies, permitting 4 earned runs and 5 hits in 5 2/3 innings whereas catching an excessive amount of of the plate together with his fastball. Nola’s ERA in his first three begins is 7.04.

Kyle Schwarber homered for Philadelphia whereas Bryson Stott went 2-for-4 with two RBIs to increase his season-opening hitting streak to 11 video games. Nick Castellanos and Josh Harrison additionally had multihit video games.

HARPER UPDATE

Bryce Harper was as soon as once more within the batting cage for the Phillies on Tuesday afternoon, hitting balls into the second deck at Residents Financial institution Park in early batting apply. Harper, the 2015 and 2021 Nationwide League MVP, additionally took floor balls to apply fielding at first base and did some modified sliding drills across the bag.

Sliding is the most important concern among the many Phillies about Harper’s reconstructed proper elbow.

“As soon as he will get on base, we are able to put a brace on him,” Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson mentioned. “But when he hits a double, you’ll be able to’t hand a brace off as he rounds first base.”

Harper is predicted to see Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who carried out his Tommy John surgical procedure again in November, when the Phillies go to Los Angeles in early Might. ElAttrache would be the one who provides the complete clearance for Harper to ramp up baseball actions with a possible objective of a return to the lineup by the tip of Might.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Phillies: LHP Cristopher Sanchez (left triceps tendonitis) made his first rehab look on Tuesday, throwing 4 innings of no-hit, no run baseball whereas putting out six for Triple A Lehigh Valley. It’s potential that Sanchez, who was positioned on the injured checklist on March 27, may match into Philadelphia’s again of the beginning rotation. “He’ll proceed to elongate him out except we modify it,” Thomson mentioned.

UP NEXT

The 2 groups wrap up their three-game set with a late afternoon recreation on Wednesday. Zach Wheeler (0-1, 5.59 ERA) will begin for Philadelphia in opposition to Miami RHP Edward Cabrera (0-1, 5.40 ERA).

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