MIAMI (Interstat) — Zack Wheeler pitched six strong innings and Bryson Stott hit a three-run home run in a four-run seventh inning as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Friday night at loanDepot Park.

Wheeler allowed one earned run on three hits and struck out eight, improving to 1-0 for a Phillies team that had lost six of its previous seven games. The right-hander retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced after the Marlins scored an unearned run in the first inning.

The Phillies, now 13-19, snapped a three-game losing streak and moved within two games of the Marlins in the National League East. Miami fell to 15-17.

Philadelphia took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning. Alec Bohm singled home Brandon Marsh, and Justin Crawford doubled to score Bryson Stott. The Phillies then broke the game open in the seventh.

After Kyle Schwarber struck out for the third time, Bryce Harper doubled. Adolis García grounded out to move Harper to third, and Brandon Marsh was hit by a pitch. Edmundo Sosa singled to score Harper, putting Philadelphia ahead 3-1. Stott then launched his first home run of the season to right-center field, scoring Marsh and Sosa and giving the Phillies a 6-1 lead.

Stott finished 1-for-3 with the home run and three RBI. Bohm went 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Crawford added a double and an RBI.

Miami rallied in the eighth inning. Jakob Marsee singled off reliever Orion Kerkering, and Kyle Stowers walked. Otto Lopez singled to score Marsee, cutting the lead to 6-2. Xavier Edwards grounded out, moving Stowers to third and Lopez to second. Liam Hicks sacrificed Stowers home, and Agustín Ramírez singled to center to score Lopez, making the score 6-4.

The Marlins threatened again in the ninth. Javier Sanoja walked against José Alvarado, and Marsee struck out. Stowers struck out, but Lopez singled to right, scoring Sanoja to make it 6-5. Brad Keller then entered and got Xavier Edwards to line out to center field for his first save of the season.

Keller allowed one earned run on one hit with two strikeouts in the inning. Alvarado worked two-thirds of an inning, allowing two hits and one run. Kerkering pitched a scoreless seventh with one strikeout.

Miami took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. With one out, Otto Lopez hit a ground-rule double, then scored on a double by Xavier Edwards. The Marlins left the bases loaded in the second but did not score again until the eighth.

Marlins starter Eury Pérez took the loss, falling to 2-3. He allowed two runs on four hits and struck out six over five innings. Lake Bachar pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief, striking out three and allowing no hits.

Lopez led Miami’s offense with three hits and two RBI. Edwards had a double and an RBI. The Marlins outhit the Phillies 8-9 but left eight runners on base.

Attendance was 15,713, and the game lasted 3 hours, 19 minutes.

The Phillies and Marlins continue their four-game series Saturday, with Philadelphia scheduled to send a right-hander to the mound against Miami’s left-handed starter. Philadelphia’s next 10 games include three more at Miami, a three-game home set against the Athletics, and a three-game homestand against the Colorado Rockies.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Miami Marlins 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Philadelphia with a 53.30 percent probability to win. Philadelphia had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 11 went under the over/under line of 8.