Rolen's Homer Caps Big Phillies Comeback in Win Over Marlins

MIAMI -- One night after blowing a late lead, the Philadelphia Phillies switched roles with the Florida Marlins.

Mike Lieberthal hit a solo homer in the seventh inning and Scott Rolen homered in the eighth as the Phillies rallied from a four-run deficit to post a 7-5 triumph over the Marlins.

	Randy Wolf gets a warning after plunking Preston Wilson during the third inning of the Phils' win. (AP)

On Tuesday, Preston Wilson and Kevin Millar delivered two-out RBI doubles in the bottom of the ninth inning as Florida erased a six-run deficit and defeated Philadelphia.

"Last night's definitely a game where there could be a carryover," Phillies manager Larry Bowa said. "They're either young enough or maybe they're resilient enough. It's a good sign to have."

The Phillies already had sliced the margin to 5-3 in the fourth on Pat Burrell's two-run blast. After Bobby Abreu's RBI double in the sixth, Lieberthal slugged his first homer of the season over the left field wall.

Rolen hit his fourth off Braden Looper (0-3) and pinch hitter Ricky Ledee plated Travis Lee with an insurance run on a groundout.

"I felt like I threw the ball pretty well, which makes it kind of frustrating," Looper said. "I made one bad pitch to Rolen. You make one bad pitch to good hitters and they make you pay. We went from one extreme to another. Eventually, it had to end."

The Marlins' bullpen had pitched 14 consecutive scoreless innings entering Wednesday's contest.

Rheal Cormier (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the win and closer Jose Mesa, who blew a chance Tuesday, bounced back with a scoreless ninth for his fifth save of the season.

"After last night, when they came back and we lost that game, it was definitely a huge win for the team," Cormier said. "Mesa bouncing back and Scotty hitting that home run to put us ahead ... hopefully, it is something we can build on."

Florida shortstop Alex Gonzalez left in the top of the fourth inning with an injured right hand.

With the memory of Tuesday's defeat still fresh in the Phillies' collective mind, Mike Lowell doubled in Cliff Floyd and Wilson to cap a three-run third inning and extend Florida's lead to 5-1.

"After last night and being down tonight, it was quiet on the bench, awful quiet," Lieberthal said.

Burrell's two-run homer in the fourth halved the Phils' deficit. No Philadelphia player had gone deep since Burrell's walkoff blast off Atlanta's Kerry Ligtenberg on April 10.

But once starters Brad Penny and Randy Wolf exited in the sixth, the Phillies' bullpen dominated.

Michael Tejera relieved Penny to start the sixth for the Marlins. With two out, Marlon Anderson singled and Abreu drove him in with a double that made it 5-4.

After being torched for six runs and eight hits in 2 2/3 innings a night earlier, Phillies' relievers issued just one walk in four hitless innings.

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