LILLEHAMMER, Norway -- Erin Hamlin and Raychel Germaine took the top two spots in the womens race and the U.S. doubles team of Matt Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman were won Sunday at the Lillehammer Cup.Also for the U.S., Tucker West was second in the mens race. The Lillehammer Cup is the unofficial start of the international luge season, capping a week of training for many of the worlds national teams in Norway.It was fun. We definitely treated it as a warm-up race for the World Cup season but it felt good to get into a bit of a race mode so soon, Hamlin said. It was a really busy week and the team, as a whole, slid really well. It was probably the best first week that I can think of, as far as sliding level and quality.It was a significant moment for Mortensen and Terdiman, who were World Cup contenders last winter.This morning was one that I certainly will not forget, Terdiman wrote on his Facebook page. After a long week of training (32 runs in total), Matthew and I finished the week with our first international victory. This is just an exhibition race, but with some serious competition in the field.Germaine was racing for the first time since having shoulder surgery last spring. Also in the womens race, Brittney Arndt was fourth and Emily Sweeney was fifth for the U.S.Another U.S. womens luger, Summer Britcher -- fifth on the womens World Cup circuit last winter -- entered the mens race Sunday and finished 18th against 25 male sliders. Chris Mazdzer, a World Cup race winner last winner, was fifth in the mens event.The U.S. contingent is expected back at its home base in Lake Placid, New York on Monday. Training at the track on Mount Van Hoevenberg is likely to begin next week, once the icing process at the venue is completed.Custom Nike New York Yankees Jerseys . 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Marlins manager Don Mattingly said all that Stanton will be able to do for now is pinch-hit, but for a team that is freefalling out of the NL wild-card race any help would be welcomed.And Stanton delivered, getting a sharp pinch-hit single in the fifth before being removed for a pinch-runner.Thats what he knows he can do right now, Mattingly said. Were not talking about him going to be in right field three days from now. Thats not going to happen, but I do expect that to happen at some point.Ichiros home run in the eighth made it 4-3, and Jeff Francoeurs try for what would have been a go-ahead two-run homer later that inning sailed just foul in the left-field corner.One pitch later, Francoeur nearly knocked down third-base coach Lenny Harris with another foul ball. Harris stayed on the grass for a few seconds for comic relief, but in the end there was again nothing for Miami to laugh about as the teams fledgling playoff hopes took another hit.Stanton took part in a simulated game Tuesday, did some baserunning and shagged fly balls. After all that came one final check-up with doctors -- the Marlins almost foreshadowed what was happening by tweeting out a photo of the chiseled Stanton with the words Not Human -- and then the announcement of the roster move.This is something that could givve us a little bit of a bump, hopefully, Mattingly said.ddddddddddddStanton hurt his left groin trying to stretch a single into a double in what became the final out of an 8-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 13. The Marlins originally thought the severity of the injury meant Stanton would need six weeks to recover.Phillies starter Adam Morgan (2-9) snapped his major league-worst streak of nine consecutive losses, and Odubel Herrera scored three runs for Philadelphia. Jeanmar Gomez pitched the ninth for his 35th save in 39 chances.Morgan (2-9) allowed five hits and one run in six innings. He hadnt won since May 10, going 0-9 with a 6.72 ERA in his last 15 appearances, 13 of those starts.Tommy Joseph and Freddy Galvis each drove in two runs for the Phillies. Jose Urena (3-6) gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings for Miami, which is 11-23 since Aug. 1.I was trying to stay down in the zone, Urena said. And I did, but they found holes.Bour returned from the 60-day DL after missing two months with an ankle injury.Also Tuesday, the Marlins recalled left-handers Justin Nicolino and Hunter Cervenka from Triple-A New Orleans, and outfielder Yefri Perez from Double-A Jacksonville. Right-hander Kendry Flores was designated for assignment.OLYMPIC VIBEAshleigh Johnson -- a Miami native who was the goalie for the gold-medal-winning U.S. womens water polo team at last months Rio de Janeiro Olympics -- threw out the ceremonial first pitch.TRAINERS ROOMThe Marlins had LHP Wei-Yin Chen (elbow) and RHP Bryan Morris (back surgery) throw simulated games Tuesday.UP NEXTThe series ends with Phillies RHP Jeremy Hellickson (10-8, 3.88) going up against Marlins RHP Andrew Cashner (4-11, 5.00). Hellickson is 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA in four starts against Miami this season. ' ' '