The Phillies beat the Marlins 6-5 on August 17.
Philadelphia started building the game in the third, when Trea Turner singled home Justin Crawford and Luis Arraez followed with an RBI single that scored Turner.
Miami pushed back late, but the Phillies kept answering. Derek Hill drove in a run in the sixth and drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh, giving him 2 RBI in the game.
Alec Bohm delivered the deciding run in the eighth with a single that scored Bryce Harper. Miami scored again in the ninth, but Philadelphia held on.
Cristopher Sánchez earned the win after allowing one earned run over six innings with six strikeouts.
What It Means
The Phillies improve to 68-58. The Marlins fall to 64-62.
BaseChaser lists Philadelphia at 68.6% to make the playoffs and Miami at 14.1%.
Philadelphia added breathing room near the top of the middle race. Miami missed a chance to climb from the edge.
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