Phils seal 1st-round bye behind team-record 8 HRs

PHILADELPHIA -- Edmundo Sosa deed 3 of Philadelphia's team-record 8 location runs, Kyle Schwarber had 2 to pad his National League pb and the Phillies wrapped up a first-round bye with an 11-1 victory implicit the Miami Marlins connected Wednesday night.

Assured 1 of the apical 2 seeds successful the NL, the East champion Phillies (93-65) volition unfastened the postseason astatine location Oct. 4 successful a best-of-five part series.

Schwarber deed Nos. 55 and 56, and besides doubled and singled. He trails Seattle's Cal Raleigh by 3 for the large league homer pb aft Raleigh deed his 59th successful the archetypal inning of the Mariners' crippled against Colorado.

Philadelphia deed 7 homers against Atlanta connected Aug. 28, with Schwarber getting 4 of them.

Sosa was activated earlier the crippled aft being retired since Sept. 16 due to the fact that of a groin injury. Bryson Stott, Alec Bohm and Otto Kemp besides homered.

Jesus Luzardo (15-7) struck retired 10 successful 7 innings against his erstwhile team. He allowed 3 hits and 1 run.

Marlins starter Ryan Weathers (2-2) lasted 4⅔ innings, allowing 5 earned runs connected six hits -- 3 of them homers. Valente Bellozo allowed 4 homers successful the seventh.