Times wires
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
MIAMI — In a matchup of aces, Roy Halladay's walk to Josh Johnson proved pivotal.
Johnson scored the Marlins' first run, and they squeezed out another in the eighth to beat Halladay and the Phillies 2-1 on Tuesday night.
"When you have those two horses going, you know it's a battle because you're going to have to scratch and claw for every run," said former East Lake standout Chris Coghlan, who had the winning RBI.
Johnson didn't get the win but kept his team in the game against the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, pitching seven innings and allowing only Ryan Howard's homer leading off the second. He pitched out of bases-loaded jams in the second and third.
"It seemed like I kept getting behind guys," Johnson said. "You've got to find a way to battle."
Coghlan's single in the eighth drove in the tiebreaking run, which was unearned after an error by shortstop Jimmy Rollins.
"This game came as advertised," Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez said. "I think the fans had a lot of fun."