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Dietrich homers, but Marlins fall in extras, WC race
- Updated: September 17, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Arguably the most powerful active Major Leaguer returned to the Marlins’ starting lineup on Friday night to help propel them in the race for the National League Wild Card. But Giancarlo Stanton’s first start in more than a month was overshadowed by the 13th-inning heroics by the Phillies to sink the Marlins, 4-3, and drop them five games back of the Mets, who defeated the Twins.
The Phillies got the winning run 90 feet away in two straight innings, but it took loading the bases and the Marlins going with a five-man infield for them to prevail. Peter Bourjos, who led off the 13th with a single after entering the game in the 12th, nearly scored on Odubel Herrera’s single into center field but was held up at third, forced to await Jimmy Paredes’ pinch-hit walk-off single over the outstretched glove of Dee Gordon.
Stanton played through the top half of the sixth inning and came to the plate four times, walking …
