Final Score: Marlins 6, Phillies 0 For the first time in years, there was a hint of optimism surrounding a Vince Velasquez outing. He had allowed only one earned run in each of his last three starts. Maybe he was starting to turn a corner. Vince Velasquez left his start before it even began on Thursday. (Ian D'Andrea) Then about 20 minutes before first pitch, Velasquez walked down the dugout steps. He felt numbness in his right index finger. He had surgery to deal with the issue on his right middle finger back in 2017. David Hale came in to start in his place. It was a bullpen game and it went as well as everyone expected. Both Hale and Matt Moore surrendered long home runs. Archie Bradley struggled in relief. Miami's starter Sandy Alcántara shoved through six innings and the Phillies managed only three hits all game. Top Plays Miguel Rojas opened up the scoring with a home run to left field off Hale, who pitched three innings. Zack Wheeler came in to pinch-hit for Hale in the next half inning as the Phillies operated once again with a short bench. J.T. Realmuto is still nursing a bone bruise and Segura was under the weather but came in on a double switch later on. https://twitter.com/BallyMarlins/status/1395528541572419589 Garrett Cooper launched a two-run home run off Moore that was stuck in a cloud for a few moments. It came down and landed in the second deck of left field. Andrew McCutchen's reaction tells the story. https://twitter.com/PhilliesNation/status/1395535533103849478 With Archie Bradley in to pitch, Miami scored twice in the sixth inning to stretch the deficit to five. Corey Dickerson and Cooper doubled and tripled to begin the frame. Nick Maton had trouble catching a ball in the infield, resulting in a hit for Brian Anderson. https://twitter.com/BallyMarlins/status/1395545083685056514 An unearned run scored in the seventh off of Bradley. Alec Bohm struggled to catch a one-hopper near the third-base line. If the official scorer ruled it a double, Cooper would have been a single away from the cycle. Brandon Kintzler came in and stranded the runner at second. Kintzler and Ranger Suárez combined to throw a scoreless eighth and ninth inning. In an attempt to fire up his team, Brad Miller was ejected by home plate umpire Dan Iassogna for arguing a strike three call in the ninth. He's glad the game was out of reach. If the Phillies came back, they would have had to put Knapp at first and Marchan behind the plate. Or Zach Eflin in left field. Who knows. https://twitter.com/ToddZolecki/status/1395564290480947201 Shibe Vintage SportsStarting Pitching Performance David Hale: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 49 pitches The Phillies are blessed to have gone this long without any significant injuries to their starting rotation. No other team in the division can say that. With that said, Hale was retained to eat innings in this situation. Three is the max he could go and while Girardi's hands were tied, the decision to let Hale face the top two hitters a second time through came back to bite. Sandy Alcántara: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 SO, 100 pitches Baseball fans around the world took note of all the starting pitchers scheduled to throw Thursday night. A no-hitter tonight would have marked a third-consecutive day with a zero in the hit column for a team for the first time in MLB history. Alcántara seemed like one of the likelier choices to throw a no-no and he had that going up until the fourth inning. The 25-year-old's career ERA against the Phillies is down to 2.44. Phillies NuggetsPlayer of the Game:Garrett Cooper Second-deck home runs at Citizens Bank Park are rare for some reason. Cooper torched a curveball that hung inside in the fourth for a long two-run home run. He went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in today game. Ticket IQNext Game Friday, May 21 vs. Boston Red Sox at 7:05 NBC Sports Philadelphia 94 WIP MORE FROM PHILLIES NATION Phillies Will Be Forced To Consider Drastic Defensive Overhaul After 2021Zack Wheeler Is Becoming A Legitimate All-Star CandidatePhillies 2021 Walk-Up SongsRemember The Ryan Howard-Albert Pujols Trade Rumor?The Definitive Didi Gregorius Tweet Emoji GuideHow Nick Maton Became The Phillies Most Valuable Bench Bat]Phillies Nation Top 20 Phillies Prospects: March 2021Typically Upbeat Roman Quinn Calls Latest IL Trip ‘Very Frustrating’Zack Wheeler on Andrew Knapp: ‘He Would Be Starting On Most Teams’J.T. Realmuto Could Have Been Traded For Another Future Phillie In 2014 Phillies Nation Podcast · Phillies Riding an Interesting Road Trip