He had only 9 RBIs in 147 at-bats when he hit the ball deep to left-center.

Florida left fielder Logan Morrison missed his stab at it and went tumbling, nearly colliding with Chris Coghlan. Coghlan landed face-first for the warning track dirt, letting Valdez to scoot to third to the triple.

"I was running tough whether they ended up likely to catch it or not," Valdez claimed.

Rollins homered a few batters later, his sixth homer landing while in the first few rows from the right-field seats. That made it 8-1 -- as well as Marlins had nobody warming within the bullpen.

Villanueva finished the 3rd and which was it for Florida's 2010 minor league pitcher on the year (14-4, two.26 ERA).

"We will need consistency to the mound, a starter which will retain us in the video game," Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez reported. "We have not showed a great deal offensively so we're putting plenty of strain on the pitcher."

Kendrick, who was bounced to your 'pen before this yr, pitched over 5 innings for that to begin with time this season. He allowed Morrison's two-out solo homer from the initially but then retired 14 of 15 in one stretch. He allowed four singles and walked none just after the homer.

Blanton isn't expected back again for yet another month, leaving Kendrick and Vance Worley competing for your fifth spot in the rotation.

"Everybody would like issues to get the job done out completely, but this game's not like that," Kendrick mentioned.

Ryan Howard tied it in the first with the RBI double that scraped the right-field foul line, and Rollins' single to right while in the second made it 2-1. The Phillies' offense is back at total power daily after beating the Marlins 9-1.

"Everybody thinks we're intended to be scoring twenty runs a video game," Howard said. "Sorry to inform you, it won't do the job like that."

Video game notes

Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels brushed off reporters on a daily basis just after he left his start out with tightness while in the middle of his back. "I'm not injured. I am going to discuss with you guys in five days," he claimed. ... The Marlins optioned infielder Ozzie Martinez to Triple-A New Orleans and purchased Villanueva's contract. To generate place for Villanueva, the Marlins transferred right-hander John Johnson for the 60-day disabled listing. ... The Phillies have won four straight video games in June for the initially time since 2005. ... Marlins right-hander Edward Mujica left inside the seventh using a sprained suitable wrist and it is everyday.