The Miami Marlins had twice as many hits as the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

But they still got hit harder.

For the second straight night, the Marlins were burned by the long ball, with three of the Angels’ four runs coming on home runs in Miami’s 4-3 loss at loanDepot park.

Mike Trout provided the first blow just one batter into the game, sending a Tyler Phillips pitch over the wall in right-center for a solo home run.

Phillips settled in from there, allowing just that one run on five hits with four strikeouts and one walk over four innings.

While surrendering a home run to Trout wasn’t the ideal way to kick things off, the outing continued a string of solid, albeit short, appearances for Phillips as he navigates the transition from reliever to spot starter in Miami’s rotation.

“He’s been good. He’s going out there and putting us in a position to win,” Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said. “Other than the homer, I think he threw a lot of good pitches. He did his part.”

Miami eventually erased the early deficit with plenty of help from Kyle Stowers.

Stowers worked a bases-loaded walk in the fourth inning to tie the game, then gave Miami a 2-1 lead in the sixth with an RBI single to center. He finished 4-for-4 with a walk and drove in two of Miami’s three runs.

But the lead disappeared an inning later.

Rookie reliever Josh Ekness committed a fielding error that allowed Josh Lowe to score the tying run before Nolan Schanuel delivered the bigger blow, launching a two-run home run to center field that suddenly turned Miami’s one-run advantage into a 4-2 deficit. All three runs charged to Ekness were unearned.

The Marlins made one final push in the ninth.

Agustín Ramírez scored on Leo Jiménez’s RBI single to cut the deficit to one before Javier Sanoja ripped a double into left. Jiménez raced around from first and nearly scored the tying run, but the Angels completed the relay to cut him down at the plate and end the game.

Damage goes deep

Friday’s loss followed a much uglier version of the same problem.

During Thursday’s 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves, Miami surrendered three home runs that accounted for four runs. Janson Junk allowed a two-run shot to Ronald Acuña Jr., John King surrendered a solo homer to Matt Olson and Cade Gibson allowed Acuña’s second homer of the night in the eighth.

A night later, the Marlins actually doubled the Angels in hits, 12-6.

The problem was what Los Angeles did with theirs.

“It’s not about getting the most hits in a game. It’s about scoring the most runs, and they did that,” McCullough said. “Missed opportunities ended up being the difference.”

For Phillips, the difference came down to one regrettable pitch against one of the best hitters of his generation.

“I threw a pitch in the wrong spot to a very, very good hitter,” Phillips said. “I’m still young in this game… The four-seam isn’t my best pitch, so I went into it with some doubt. He put a really nice swing on it.”

What’s next

The Marlins continue their three-game series against the Angels on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. at loanDepot park.

Sandy Alcantara is listed to start for Miami against Angels right-hander Walbert Ureña. Alcantara enters at 10-6 with a 4.01 ERA, while Ureña is 6-7 with a 2.78 ERA.