Marlins rookie starter Justin Nicolino pitched well against the Phillies on Saturday. Making his fifth career start, the young left-hander allowed two runs on five hits over 7 2/3 solid innings. He walked one and struck out four, but he did not factor in the final decision in the 4-2 loss.
Nicolino was given an early 2-0 lead in this one, and he made it stand up through the first seven innings. But he coughed up the lead by allowing two runs in the top of the eighth to tie the game.
Still, Nicolino lowered his ERA to 3.77 with the strong outing.