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The sun was shining, birthday festivities for the Phanatic were ongoing all afternoon, the offense was flowing early, Jesús Luzardo allowed one earned run in seven innings and it looked like the Phillies were on their way to their second series sweep of the season. It was all going well ..
. until it wasn't. Orion Kerkering entered the game with a two-run lead in the eighth inning and gave up singles to the first two batters he faced.
He settled, collected a pair of outs, and then gave up a three-run home run to Javier Sanoja. It was the first home run of Sanoja's career and the first lead the Marlins saw in the weekend series at Citizens Bank Park. Get top local stories in Philly delivered to you every morning.
Sign up for NBC Philadelphia's News Headlines newsletter. The Phillies went on to lose 7-5 in extra innings in the series finale, wrapping up a 4-3 homestand. Pro: The club has gone 11 straight series at home without a loss, dating back to late July of last season.
Con (and it's glaring): Sunday was a very winnable game — one that should've ended in the opposite column. Instead, we saw a..
. Brooke Destra.
