It took all of two pitches for Trea Turner to make himself at home in Miami.
The Phillies’ shortstop opened Monday night’s series opener by launching a leadoff homer to center field — his 18th career leadoff blast — and the tone was set. Again.
Turner added two more hits, rookie Mick Abel looked poised beyond his years, and Alec Bohm delivered late as the Phillies took care of business, beating the Marlins 5-2 at loanDepot park to extend their winning streak to five.
This is the kind of stretch good teams string together. No drama. No panic. Just another night where the Phillies played like a club that expects to win — and did.
Abel, making just the fourth start of his big-league career, gave the Phillies five strong innings. The 23-year-old scattered three hits, allowed one run, and struck out three to earn his second career win.
Turner wasn’t the only one dialing up the power. Max Kepler broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth with a solo shot into the right-field seats, his ninth of the year. Turner added an RBI single in the seventh, and Bohm delivered the knockout blow in the ninth with a two-run single that gave the bullpen a little breathing room.
On the back end, Orion Kerkering came on in the ninth and didn’t blink. Three up, three down. First career save. No big deal.
For Miami, Sandy Alcántara showed flashes of the stuff that made him a Cy Young winner two years ago, but not enough of it. He gave up two runs on five hits over five innings, while recording his 834th career strikeout — moving him into second place on the Marlins’ all-time list, behind only Ricky Nolasco.
The lone Marlins highlight came in the eighth, when Agustín Ramírez lifted a sacrifice fly to trim the deficit to 3-2. But the Phillies answered right back in the ninth, as they’ve done all year.
Up next: The Phillies hand the ball to Jesús Luzardo (6-2, 4.23 ERA) on Tuesday night as they look to keep things rolling. The Marlins will counter with Cal Quantrill (3-7, 5.61 ERA).
