MIAMI (AP) β Ryan Howard had a pair of RBI hits and rookie Severino Gonzalez earned his first career victory to help the Philadelphia Phillies break a five-game losing streak by beating the Miami Marlins 6-2 Sunday.
The Phillies averted a sweep and improved to 3-11 on the road. The Marlins, who had won four in a row, missed a chance to climb above .500 for the first time this year.
Howard drove in a run with his first triple since April 2014. He also had an RBI single and improved his average to .193.
Gonzalez (1-1) improved dramatically from his first big-league start five days earlier, when he gave up seven runs in 2 2-3 innings. He allowed Miami two runs in five innings, lowering his ERA from 23.63 to 10.57.
