PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — The Philadelphia Phillies scored four runs in the eighth inning to rally past the Athletics 6-3 on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Trailing 3-2 entering the eighth, the Phillies took the lead on Edmundo Sosa’s two-run single, scoring Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper. Brandon Marsh added an RBI single, and Justin Crawford’s groundout drove in another run.

The Athletics scored single runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings. Jacob Wilson’s RBI single in the third and Nick Kurtz’s RBI single in the fifth built a 2-0 lead. Brandon Marsh cut it to 2-1 with a fifth-inning groundout, then the teams traded runs in the sixth.

Orion Kerkering (1-0) got the win with one-third of an inning. Brad Keller earned his third save with a scoreless ninth. Jack Perkins (2-1) took the loss.

Zack Wheeler struck out four over 6 1/3 innings for Philadelphia, allowing three earned runs. Jeffrey Springs struck out four over 5 1/3 innings for Oakland, yielding two earned runs.

The Phillies outhit the Athletics 12-7. Attendance was 36,474. The game lasted 2:40. Philadelphia improved to 17-20; fell to 18-18.