Phillies snap 4-game winning streak after getting one-hit by the Marlins on Saturday afternoon

The four-game winning streak under Don Mattingly is done. The Phillies got one-hit by the Marlins on Saturday afternoon in a 4-0 loss. Max Meyer pitched seven innings of one-hit ball with seven strikeouts and the Phillies had absolutely no answer for him.

Phillies 0. Marlins 4.

FINAL: Marlins 4, Phillies 0

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) May 2, 2026

The lone hit was a single by Garrett Stubbs in the third inning. It left the bat at 103.5 mph, the hardest-hit ball by either team all day, and it was immediately erased by a double play.

The Phillies never got a runner to second base. Meyer had five 1-2-3 innings. The lineup struck out 10 times. Kyle Schwarber struck out three more times, giving him eight consecutive strikeouts across the two games this series. Eight straight punchouts from the leadoff hitter. That’s genuinely hard to do if you were trying.

Just when you start feeling good about this team, the Marlins show up and remind you that the Phillies are still very much capable of producing unwatchable baseball on any given afternoon.

Andrew Painter Continues to Struggle

Andrew Painter took the loss after getting tagged for seven hits and three runs in five innings. The control issues are becoming a real concern. He walked three batters, two of them with the bases loaded in the third inning. A full-count sinker to Augustin Ramirez that missed. A 3-1 sweeper to Connor Norby that missed. Two free runs handed to the worst offense in baseball because the rookie couldn’t find the strike zone when it mattered most.

Andrew Painter went five innings today against the Marlins. The strikeouts were there getting seven punchouts, five via the splitter, but the seven hits and three walks didn’t help Painter.

The Phillies offense still haven’t figured out Max Meyer either. pic.twitter.com/ohwbLnQVFe

— Andrew Coté (@acote_88) May 2, 2026

Painter escaped a bases-loaded jam in the second inning with a pop out and a strikeout, which showed some poise. But one inning later he loaded the bases again and couldn’t get out of it clean. That’s the inconsistency that has defined his season. He has flashes of being the dominant pitcher the Phillies drafted him to be, followed by stretches where the command completely disappears.

The Phillies have lost in each of Painter’s last four outings. He’s allowed 16 hits and five walks in 10 2/3 innings over his last two starts. His ERA sits at 5.28 through 29 innings across five starts and a relief appearance. Nobody is panicking about a 22-year-old rookie having growing pains but the results need to start improving because this rotation can’t afford another anchor right now.

The Offense Took Another Day Off

There’s no way to sugarcoat getting one-hit by the Miami Marlins. Meyer was good but the Phillies also didn’t make him work for anything. Five 1-2-3 innings means the lineup was going up there with no plan and getting themselves out in under five pitches per at-bat.

Nobody worked counts. Nobody fouled off tough pitches. Nobody adjusted to Meyer’s approach as the game went on. They just kept swinging at his stuff and missing or putting it weakly into play.

Schwarber’s eight-straight-strikeout stretch is particularly ugly. The man hit two home runs and put up a Lou Gehrig stat line in Thursday’s doubleheader and now he can’t make contact with anything.

That’s Schwarber in a nutshell. He’ll give you the highest of highs followed by stretches where he looks like he’s swinging underwater. You accept it because when he’s on, he’s one of the most dangerous hitters in baseball. When he’s off, it’s painful to watch.

The Phillies are 13-20.

The winning streak is over but the progress under Mattingly through the first four games was real. Three quality starts, two walk-off wins, an offense that was showing signs of life, a rotation that was starting to look like itself again. One bad loss to a guy having the game of his life doesn’t undo any of that.

Luzardo takes the ball Sunday against Chris Paddock. The Phillies need to win the series and keep building momentum heading into May. Getting one-hit by the Marlins is embarrassing but it’s one game. Shake it off and get back to work.

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