Phillies starter Alec Asher (0-5) pitched well Thursday in Miami, as he allowed just one run on three hits and a walk while striking out four in seven innings, but took another loss.
Asher's managed to take the loss in all five of his starts in the majors this year, but where the other ones were ugly efforts, this was quite a solid outing, albeit against a bit of a piecemeal Marlins offense. Unfortunately, six Marlins pitchers combined to shut out the Philadelphia offense -- Asher himself contributed the team's only extra-base hit on the day, a double. But hey, the Phillies will take the positives where they can find them at this point, considering the trials and tribulations of their pitching staff this year. Asher is scheduled to make his next -- and possibly final -- start against the Mets on Wednesday.