CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips made the Miami Marlins pay for using some good strategy. Right-hander Nick Wittgen walking left-handed Joey Votto with two outs and the tying run on second base made perfect sense.
Until Phillips drove in two runs with his second double of the game and the Reds rallied for a 3-2 victory Wednesday night.
Billy Hamilton was on second base and Votto on first after being walked intentionally in the seventh inning. Phillips lined a fastball to the gap in right-center field to drive in the go-ahead runs.
“I was looking for a pitch out over the plate and I finally got it,” said Phillips, who missed the previous two games with contusions on both knees.