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MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly sat in the dugout contemplating his team’s role of spoiler a couple of hours before the start of a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies Cal Ripken Jersey , whose playoff hopes are fading with a late-season swoon.“They’re probably feeling like they’ve got to win every game,” Mattingly said.Instead, the Phillies are doing the opposite. They lost their third in a row Monday, managing only four hits and no walks against Jose Urena and two relievers, and the last-place Marlins won 3-1.The Phillies remained four games behind first-place Atlanta in the NL East and are 9-17 since Aug. 6, when the led the division. They’ve scored five runs in the past four games.“I don’t think we’re running out of time,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “We have a ton of confidence. This is not the last day of the season.”It’s true the Phillies aren’t out of the division race, because they face Atlanta in seven of their final 11 games. But the loss to the Marlins doesn’t help.“We have plenty of time to put together a really strong run,” Kapler said. “If we get hot, and I believe we can and will, we’ll rattle off enough wins to be right where we need to be when we start that series with Atlanta.”Urena (5-12) gave up one run in seven innings. He struck out seven to increase his season total to 117, a career high.Drew Steckenrider pitched a perfect ninth with two strikeouts for his third save. Vince Velasquez (9-10) allowed three runs in five innings.“This is a month where we’ve got to bear down, and I think we’re capable of that,” Velasquez said. “I think there’s a turning point somewhere, and I think we’ll find it soon — probably tomorrow.” Asdrubal Cabrera hit his 22nd homer , but that was it for the Phillies’ scoring. Their offensive slump is such that Kapler pinch-hit for Velasquez even though he had thrown only 73 pitches http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-dylan-bundy-jersey , because the score was 3-1 in the sixth.“When we have to score runs, we have to score runs,” Kapler said.Derek Dietrich’s triple started a three-run second inning for the Marlins. Left fielder Rafael Ortega had a two-run single and made a backhanded catch on the warning track to rob Carlos Santana of a run-scoring extra-base hit.“Seems like it was the hardest ball Santana hit all year,” Kapler said. “It didn’t bounce in our direction today.”The retractable roof at Marlins Park was closed as Tropical Storm Gordon passed through South Florida. Attendance was 7,771.MIXED RESULTSMiami rookie Lewis Brinson had two hits and an RBI.“We had a good plan against a good pitcher,” he said.Brinson is 5 for 11 since returning from the DL, hiking his average to .196. But he was doubled off first on a routine flyout in the seventh.ROSTER MOVESBefore the game, the Phillies activated RHP Jerad Eickhoff from the 60-day DL, and RHP Ben Lively was designated for assignment.TRAINER’S ROOMPhils INF Maikel Franco (right wrist) sat out after undergoing X-rays, which were negative. He said it’s unlikely he’ll play Tuesday. “When I squeeze my hand I feel a little bit of pain,” he said, “and when I hit the ball there’s a lot of pain.”UP NEXTRHP Jake Arrieta (9-9, 3.54) is scheduled to start Tuesday for the Phils against RHP Trevor Richards (3-7, 4.26). DETROIT — High-profile Chicago right-hander Lucas Giolito and journeyman Detroit left-hander Ryan Carpenter will square off Saturday in a matchup of pitchers trying to carve out roster spots for themselves in 2019.Giolito (9-9, 6.08 ERA) was the 16th overall selection by Washington in the 2012 draft. He has had some health issues that have taken a few ticks off his fastball but is trying to adjust. He’s making his 26th start for the White Sox this season.Giolito is 1-1 with a 6.88 ERA in three starts against Detroit this season and is 2-1 with a 4.88 ERA in four career starts.Article continues below ...Carpenter (1-1, 6.00 ERA) was signed by the Tigers as a six-year free agent during the winter and received an early callup to Detroit when injuries created an opening. But he suffered a side injury and spent two months on the disabled list recuperating.Carpenter Jim Palmer Jersey , who is making his first appearance against the White Sox, was called up and posted his first major league win at Minnesota in his last start. This is his first year in the majors and he’s getting a shot at maintaining a rotation spot for the rest of the season.He will replace left-hander Blaine Hardy, who is in his first year as a starter but recently was placed on the disabled list with elbow inflammation. He will work out of the bullpen, giving Detroit two left-handed relievers, when he comes off the disabled list Monday.Earlier this week, the Tigers called a players-only meeting to address how they need to finish the first year of a rebuilding effort.“It was about the culture we want to create moving forward,” catcher James McCann said. “It’d be very easy for a team where we are right now to say, ‘All right, we’ll see you in spring training,’ but no, it’s gotta start now, and that’s just something we wanted to address, about how we handle our business both on and off the field and not allowing the results or lack thereof, affect how we prepare to play.“And not just preparing to play, but preparing to win.”“It’s great when coaches talk about it and the manager talks about it, but when players get together and talk about it http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-mark-trumbo-jersey , I like that,” Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. “I want them to understand what they’re trying to do. We got some good leaders in there. We gotta finish the season, we gotta play hard the rest of the way. They’ve done it up to this point; don’t quit now.”Rick Renteria was back in the Chicago dugout Friday night managing the White Sox after missing four games with a spell of lightheadness. Doctors in Chicago cleared him to return to the team so he booked a flight to Detroit and got to the dugout just before game time.Chicago scored six times in the eighth inning against Detroit right-handers Joe Jimenez and Shane Greene to post a 6-3 win Friday night over Detroit to mark Renteria’s return.Bench coach Joe McEwing had been handling the managerial duties in those four games.“I will resume my role as bench coach and Ricky will manage,” McEwing said. “Under the circumstances it’s not the way you’d want to go about it but it’s been a lot of fun.”“We prepare the same anyway. As a staff, we go out there and try to be prepared for who we’re facing that night and how we’re going to play them defensively and how we’re going to pitch them. Who are the runners? Controlling the running game. And we prepare that way every single day. We prepare to try to put our ballclub in the best position to be successful.“In that respect, everything stays the same on a daily basis. But being able to manage it and put your twist on it, it’s been a great learning experience and one that I never take for granted and continue to learn every single day and build on it.”The White Sox announced right-hander Dylan Cease, one of their top pitching prospects, is being shut down for the season after reaching a career high of 124 innings between Class A Winston-Salem and Double-A Birmingham.Cease struck out 11 batters in five scoreless innings in his final appearance for the Barons. He had a 0.94 ERA in his last nine games, with 71 strikeouts and 20 walks in 47 2/3 innings. He was 12-2 with a 2.40 ERA between the two levels.His 160 strikeouts were tied for fourth in minor league baseball. Right-hander Michael Kopech, just called up to Chicago, leads the minors with 170.