PHILADELPHIA -- If this was Roy Halladays last start in red pinstripes, he went out a winner. Discount Stan Smith . Chase Utley hit a three-run homer and drove in four, Halladay tossed six effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Tuesday night. Halladay (4-4) allowed one run and four hits in his fifth start after returning from right shoulder surgery. The two-time Cy Young Award winner didnt top 88 mph and relied on guile to get outs. Halladay will be a free agent after the season and his last two starts will be on the road, so he may not pitch in Philadelphia for the Phillies again. "Unfortunately, thats out of my control," Halladay said. "I honestly didnt think about it. I dont look that far ahead in the schedule." The top three hitters in Philadelphias lineup -- Cesar Hernandez, Jimmy Rollins and Utley -- were 8 for 12 with four RBIs and six runs. Jonathan Papelbon allowed an RBI single to Giancarlo Stanton before finishing for his 28th save in 35 chances. Marlins starter Brian Flynn (0-2) gave up six runs and 11 hits in six innings. Juan Pierre, pinch-hitting for Flynn in the seventh, hit a double to right for his 2,215th career hit, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio for 175th place on the all-time list, according to STATS. "I never set out to beat any of those guys," Pierre said. "I know all about Joe DiMaggio and what he meant to the game. Just to be mentioned with him is pretty cool." The going-nowhere Phillies improved to 18-13 since interim manager Ryne Sandberg replaced Charlie Manuel on Aug. 16. They have won seven straight over the last-place Marlins. Utley hit an RBI single in the first and Carlos Ruiz followed with a two-run single for a 3-0 lead. Utley connected off Flynn in the fifth, driving one off the facing of the second deck in right field for his second three-run shot in two games. He has eight RBIs in the last two nights. Halladay improved to 114-0 when hes given a four-run lead, the longest streak since Pedro Martinez retired at 114-0 in similar situations. "Doc battled for six innings, he gutted it out," Sandberg said. "He made pitches when he had to and used his defence." Sandberg added that hes optimistic Halladay will improve his velocity after an off-season of rest and workouts. Halladay is finishing his fourth season with the Phillies. He was 40-16 in his first two years, pitched a perfect game in May 2010, threw a no-hitter in his first post-season start later that year and was the NL Cy Young Award winner. He helped the Phillies finish with the best record in the majors both years. "Hopefully Ill have a chance to pitch again," he said. The Marlins got two runs off B.J. Rosenberg in the eighth. Justin Ruggiano doubled one in and scored on Adeiny Hechavarrias single. "I liked the way we battled back," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "We had the guys we wanted up there at the end. We gave ourselves a chance." The Phillies are 71-80 with 11 games remaining in a season that was over a long time ago. Last year, they were 77-74 with 11 games left and only trailed St. Louis for the second wild-card spot by three games. They went 4-7 the rest of the way, finished 81-81 and snapped a string of five straight NL East titles. NOTES: Utleys homer was his 217th, tying him with Cy Williams for seventh on the clubs all-time list. ... The Phillies are 11-4 vs. the Marlins this season. ... Domonic Brown won the Mike Schmidt Award for Most Valuable Player, given annually by the Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Cliff Lee won the Steve Carlton Award for Most Valuable Pitcher. Kevin Frandsen won the Tug McGraw Award for True Professionalism. Manuel won the Dallas Green Award for Special Achievement. Manuel won his 1,000th career game as manager days before he was fired. ... 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The Windsor, Ont., native will be especially important to a team that has lost veteran quarterback Anthony Calvillo to retirement and is expected to go with the less experienced Troy Smith and Tanner Marsh this season.CHICAGO -- Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond remembered the struggles Tom Koehler had in his last start. After watching Miami put up three runs in the fifth inning Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs, Redmond was concerned when Koehler gave up a leadoff homer and then loaded the bases. Redmond didnt want to watch a repeat performance of what happened against the Nationals on Aug. 29. "I know in Washington he had that really bad inning the second time through the order," Redmond said. "After we scored he gave up that home run and then he got a little dicey in the strike zone. I just felt like that was the time to get him out of there. Hopefully try to save the game." It worked as the Marlins bullpen combined for 4 2-3 hitless innings in a 6-2 win over the Cubs. Koehler was tagged for six runs in five innings against the Nationals on Aug. 29. "Its disappointing when your team puts up three runs like that. You want to get them back in the dugout as soon as possible. You give up the leadoff home run, things like that are going to happen, but I got to be able to shut them down," Koehler said. "I dont know if it was a combination of trying to do a little too much or with them being a little more patient. It is one of those innings that cant happen. I just got to learn from it." Donovan Solano had three hits, including a two-run double, and Christian Yelich drove in three runs with a double and single for the Marlins, who have won three straight after losing six in a row. Brian Bogusevic hit a solo homer for the Cubs who dropped to 27-44 at the so-called Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field. Koehler pitched 4 1-3 innings, allowing two runs and four hits. The Miami bullpen retired the next 11 batters after he left with the bases loaded. Ryan Webb (2-5) pitched two perfect innings for the win. Edwin Jackson (7-15) only made it through five innings for Chicago, allowing three runs and seven hits. Since pitching a season-high eight innings while beating Milwaukee 6-1 on July 31, Jackson is 0-4, allowing 22 runs over 33 2-3 innings in six starts. The right-hander matched his career-high in losses for a season. He was 5-15 for the Rays in 2007. He is 1-7 lifetime against the Marlins. "Its definitely been a disappointing season. But every lesson is a lesson learned. You either accept it and be complaceent with it or you find ways to keep working harder and get ready to bounce back," Jackson said. Stan Smith Wholesale China. "I have three more years here, hopefully. When you have seasons like this, it definitely makes you look forward to coming back and bouncing back for the next three years." Koehler led off the fifth inning with a single and scored on Yelichs double. Giancarlo Stanton followed with an RBI single and Jackson couldnt get help from shortstop Starlin Castro, who committed his 17th error of the season after mishandling Justin Ruggianos routine grounder. Yelich scored on the play to give the Marlins a 3-0 lead. Bogusevic got a run back for the Cubs in the fifth with his third homer of the season. Koehler loaded the bases with one out and was pulled for Dan Jennings, who allowed a sacrifice fly to Anthony Rizzo. Miami broke it open with a three-run eighth. Solano hit a two-run double off reliever Blaker Parker and Yelich followed with an RBI single. "Hes done a nice job and he just continues to get more and more confident day in and day out," Redmond said of Yelich. "Theyre bringing in a lot of lefties against him but hes been having good at-bats. I think youre starting to see the results of him facing those lefties. Hes starting to get some hits now, but he gives us a great at-bat every time. Hes a great young player and he is going to be a great player in the big leagues for a long time." In the third inning, Koehler took a liner by Castro off his right shin knocking him to the ground. The ball ricocheted to third baseman Chris Coghlan, who was able to throw out Castro at first. After a few warm-up tosses, Koehler stayed in the game. With runners on first and third and two outs, Coghlan made a diving stop on Rizzos ball and threw to second for the force. NOTES: The Marlins recalled LHP Brad Hand, RHP Arquimedes Caminero and C Rob Brantly from Triple-A New Orleans and selected the contract of LHP Brian Flynn from New Orleans. 1B Jordan Brown was designated for assignment to make room for Flynn on the 40-man roster. ... The Cubs recalled RHP Justin Grimm, LHP Brooks Raley and C J.C. Boscan from Triple-A Iowa and selected the contract of LHP Zach Rosscup from Iowa. Rosscup got two outs in the sixth. 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