Stowers homers twice, drives in 5 runs to power the Marlins past the Phillies 12-4

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Stowers homered twice and drove in five runs and the Miami Marlins avoided a series sweep with a 12-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Stowers hit a two-run home run in the first inning off Phillies starter Andrew Painter, then a solo homer in the sixth inning for his seventh of the season. He added an RBI double in the second and a run-scoring single in the eighth. Owen Cassie led off the second inning with his seventh homer of the season after the Phillies had tied the game at 2. It keyed a four-run second inning that included RBI singles from Liam Hicks and Xavier Edwards. Joe Mack’s two-run homer was his third of the season, leading to a four-run sixth inning for Miami. Jakob Marsee hit his fourth home run of the season in the ninth. Mack scored three times, and Esteury Ruiz doubled twice and scored two runs. Sandy Alcantara (7-4) pitched six innings, allowing four runs (two earned). He scattered eight hits, walked one and str