The Phillies lose to the Marlins and go through the good, the bad, and the ugly.

With two outs in the seventh inning, Zack Wheeler, the starting pitcher for the Phillies, believed he had Marlins catcher Ali Sanchez struck out. Emil Jiminez, the home plate umpire, was in disagreement, and his vote was the only one that mattered. Then things grew worse.

So good for so long, the Phillies bullpen blew up more spectacularly than the fireworks after the game, contributing to a 7-4 loss at Citizens Bank Park against the last-place Marlins despite a three-run lead for the Phillies. Then things grew worse.

Specified hitter It was revealed that Kyle Schwarber had to leave the game in the ninth inning due to stiffness in his left groin. Then things grew worse.

Pulling his hamstring caused newly-minted All-Star starting first baseman Bryce Harper, a potential MVP candidate at the halfway point of the season, to hobble as he attempted to run out a grounder for the game’s last out.

What went wrong in the last three innings for the Phillies? Everything. All around. Almost as if all at once.

From rear to front:

It is anticipated that Harper and Schwarber would experience additional testing on Friday. “We simply need to wait and examine them,” Rob Thomson, the manager, remarked. However, losing one or both for an extended period of time would undoubtedly be a major blow, particularly considering that catcher J.T. Realmuto is already out of the lineup due to arthroscopic knee surgery.

Said Harper, who started to get uneasy about halfway along the line. “We’ll proceed based on the findings of the scan. I’m not sure (how alarming is this). This is unlike anything I’ve ever felt. I would let you know if I had something to go back on. However, I haven’t.

“It aches. Thus, we’ll watch and see.

For the third game this season, Schwarber began in left field and stated, “They wanted to get me out of there precautionary wise.” I hope it’s not going to be too serious. We will observe the situation and proceed accordingly.

In the ninth, he was hurt trying to make a throw back to the infield after a routine grounder rolled under shortstop Edmundo Sosa’s glove. “It just gripped as I reached down with my bare hands to try to plant a throw. Running still hurt a little bit, even though at first I assumed it was cramping,” he remarked.

The Phillies’ relievers entered the game with a cumulative earned run average of 2.04 from their previous 40 games.

However, two of their most consistent bullpen arms—Matt Strahm (0.86) and Jeff Hoffman (1.08)—failed to deliver the goods against a Marlins team that ranks dead bottom in MLB in terms of runs scored.

In the seventh, Strahm replaced Wheeler with runners on first and third and two outs. After loading the bases with a pitch to Jazz Chisolm Jr., he allowed Bryan De La Cruz to double, clearing the bases and tying the game. Josh Bell singled to tie the game and set De La Cruz up for the victory.

After Tim Anderson doubled with one out in the eighth, Hoffman gave up a leadoff home run to Jake Burger, and the Phillies rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh.

That’s how baseball works. It occurs, according to manager Rob Thomson.

Wheeler was certain that he shouldn’t have had to strike out Sanchez on a 0-2 fastball that looked to have hit the upper outside corner of the strike zone on the replay. It was dubbed a ball instead. Strahm entered the game when Sanchez eventually singled.

Wheeler declared, “I know for a fact that was a strike.” When he phoned, we lost four runs. We lost four runs because of it, even though I understand how difficult it is back there.

Phillies lost in either case. Just as the grounds crew had to clear the field of debris from the fireworks after the fans had flowed out of the stadium, now they have to clean up after themselves.

NEXT: Pitching matchups for the remaining Marlins series: LHP Cristopher Sanchez (5-3, 2.67) vs. RHP Kyle Tyler (0-0, 4.50). Friday at 6:20 p.m.; Saturday at 4:05 p.m.; Sunday at 1:35 p.m.; RHP Yonny Chirinos (0-0, 2.70) against. LHP Ranger Suarez (10-2, 2.01); and RHP Roddery Munoz (1-3, 5.80) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (9-3, 3.39).