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PHILADELPHIA (AP) —ight should help out a lot.Altherr homered twice and drove in five runs Rougned Odor Jersey , leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 14-2 victory over the Miami Marlins.The 27-year-old Altherr was expected to be a regular contributor for Philadelphia after he had 19 homers and 65 RBIs in 107 games last season. But the outfielder struggled with his swing all spring and was sent down to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on July 22 after hitting just .171 with six homers.Altherr connected for a two-run shot in the second for his first homer since June 6. He added a three-run drive in the fifth and finished with four hits.“I didn’t make any mechanical adjustments, didn’t think about anything like that,” Altherr said. “Just confidence was the biggest thing. I feel whenever you’re confident up there at the plate, good things are going to happen.”Roman Quinn, Rhys Hoskins and Mitch Walding also connected for the Phillies, who snapped a five-game losing streak.Philadelphia stayed 7 1/2 games back of NL East-leading Atlanta http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-moore-jersey , which beat Washington 10-5 for its sixth straight win. The Phillies were in prime position to make the postseason before stumbling in recent weeks.Zach Eflin (10-7) pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball in his first win since Aug. 16. The right-hander was 0-3 with an 8.64 ERA in his last four appearances.Eflin utilized his four-seam fastball more against the Marlins than in recent outings.“You see how brilliant he can be,” manager Gabe Kapler said.J.T. Realmuto homered for Miami, which dropped its fourth straight. Wei-Yin Chen (6-11) was tagged for five runs and seven hits in four innings.Quinn finished with two hits and three RBIs after being sidelined by a small fracture in his right foot. He hit a solo drive in the second and drove in two runs with a bases-loaded fielder’s choice in the fourth.Chen struck out four and walked two in another slugging performance on the road. The left-hander is 5-3 with a 1.77 ERA in 12 home starts, but just 1-8 with a 9.29 ERA in 12 road starts.“I guess I probably need to do some more homework for the games on the road,” Chen said. “Maybe that’s what I need to do.”DROUGHT’S OVERAfter going 0 for 14 with 10 strikeouts, Walding recorded his first career hit when he homered off catcher Bryan Holaday in the ninth.“I was speechless Russell Wilson Jersey ,” Walding said. “Probably one of the happiest moments I’ve ever had in my life. “It was very special and something, obviously, I’ll never forget the rest of my life.”HOMER HAPPYRealmuto’s homer was his 21st of the season — and 18th when he is in the lineup as a catcher. He’s one shy of matching the Marlins record for homers by a catcher in a season; Charles Johnson had 19 in games where he was behind the plate in 1997.TRAINER’S ROOMMarlins: Rookie OF Austin Dean returned to the lineup after missing both games of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Mets due to illness. Dean went 2 for 4.UP NEXTRHP Vince Velasquez (9-11, 4.30) goes for Philadelphia on Saturday night in the second of a three-game set against the Marlins, who will be using a bevy of relievers. Focus On Sport/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump tweeted his congratulations to former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera on his unanimous induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday:Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrumpCongratulations to Mariano Rivera on unanimously being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame! Not only a great player but a great person. I am thankful for Mariano support of the Opioid Drug Abuse Commission and FitnessGov. #EnterSandman #HOF2019 reU1gKWHSQRivera is the first ballplayer in Hall of Fame historyto receive 100 percent of the votes:MLB Stats MLBStatsUnaniMOus, for the greatest closer of all-time. #HOF2019 OSEtHuNdMaA 13-time All-Star Martin Perez Jersey , Rivera played all 19 of his major league seasons with the Yankees. He won five World Series and amassed an MLB-record 652 saves.Rivera began his pro career in 1995 as a starter before moving to the bullpen. That move turned out to be career-changing, as he became a dominant setup man for the 1996 World Series champion Yankees.One season later, Rivera took over the closer role and never looked back.The owner of a sub-2.00 ERA for 11 of his 19 seasons, Rivera's best work arguably came in 2008, when he finished top five in the AL Cy Young voting, posted a microscopic 1.40 ERA and 0.67 WHIP and earned 39 saves.That was Rivera's age-38 season http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-moore-jersey , and it symbolized his career's graceful finish. He was dominant until the end, as evidenced by his 2.11 ERA in his final season when he was 43 years old.This year's induction ceremony will be held on Sunday, July 21. Mike Mussina, Edgar Martinez and Roy Halladay are also in the Hall of Fame class of 2019.