MIAMI (AP) -- Christian Yelich hit a two-out, bases-loaded RBI single in the ninth inning Thursday to give the Miami Marlins their fifth walkoff win of the year, and they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3.The Marlins won despite squandering a 3-0 eighth-inning lead. They took the series and improved to 19-6 at home, best in majors.Miami is 6-17 on road, worst in majors.Philadelphia's Marlon Byrd tied the game in the eighth with a two-run homer, his sixth. Miami's Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run homer, giving him two homers and seven RBIs in the past two games. 
Ozuna singled with one out in the ninth off Jake Diekman (2-2), then took second on a two-out single by Jeff Mathis. Pinch hitter Reid Johnson reached on an infield single to load the bases, and Yelich grounded a single up the middle.Marlins closer Steve Cishek (4-1) struck out two with a runner at second to end the ninth. The Phillies went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position, with Byrd's homer the lone hit.The Phillies erased a 3-0 deficit with three runs in the eighth off the Marlins' bullpen. Jimmy Rollins walked, Chase Utley doubled and Ryan Howard hit a sacrifice fly. Byrd hit a two-out, two-run homer over the 418-foot sign in center field off Mike Dunn.Miami's Henderson Alvarez threw seven shutout innings. Cole Hamels allowed three runs in seven innings.With the Phillies trailing 1-0, manager Ryne Sandberg let Hamels bat for himself in the seventh. He then gave up a single and Ozuna's eighth homer to start the bottom of the seventh.Rollins singled in the third to take over sole possession of second place on the Phillies' hit list with 2,218. He trails on Mike Schmidt, who had 2,234.Thousands of school children attending the game because of a Marlins promotion created a constant, happy din and boosted attendance to 25,507.The score was 0-0 when the Marlins suddenly broke through against Hamels with two out in the sixth. Ed Lucas doubled for Miami's first hit since the first inning, and on the next pitch Giancarlo Stanton hit an RBI single.Lucas had two hits and is 9 for 15 (.600) against left-handers this year.The Phillies had back-to-back one-out singles in the first, but Alvarez retired Howard and Byrd. Hamels was thrown out trying to go from first to third on a single in the third, and Alvarez retired the next two hitters.
Ozuna singled with one out in the ninth off Jake Diekman (2-2), then took second on a two-out single by Jeff Mathis. Pinch hitter Reid Johnson reached on an infield single to load the bases, and Yelich grounded a single up the middle.Marlins closer Steve Cishek (4-1) struck out two with a runner at second to end the ninth. The Phillies went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position, with Byrd's homer the lone hit.The Phillies erased a 3-0 deficit with three runs in the eighth off the Marlins' bullpen. Jimmy Rollins walked, Chase Utley doubled and Ryan Howard hit a sacrifice fly. Byrd hit a two-out, two-run homer over the 418-foot sign in center field off Mike Dunn.Miami's Henderson Alvarez threw seven shutout innings. Cole Hamels allowed three runs in seven innings.With the Phillies trailing 1-0, manager Ryne Sandberg let Hamels bat for himself in the seventh. He then gave up a single and Ozuna's eighth homer to start the bottom of the seventh.Rollins singled in the third to take over sole possession of second place on the Phillies' hit list with 2,218. He trails on Mike Schmidt, who had 2,234.Thousands of school children attending the game because of a Marlins promotion created a constant, happy din and boosted attendance to 25,507.The score was 0-0 when the Marlins suddenly broke through against Hamels with two out in the sixth. Ed Lucas doubled for Miami's first hit since the first inning, and on the next pitch Giancarlo Stanton hit an RBI single.Lucas had two hits and is 9 for 15 (.600) against left-handers this year.The Phillies had back-to-back one-out singles in the first, but Alvarez retired Howard and Byrd. Hamels was thrown out trying to go from first to third on a single in the third, and Alvarez retired the next two hitters.
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