PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs and drove in five runs, Bryce Harper collected four hits and the Philadelphia Phillies erased a three-run deficit in the ninth inning before scoring three more in the 10th to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 on Friday night at PNC Park.

The Phillies improved to 22-23, while the Pirates fell to 24-21 in front of an announced crowd of 29,998. The game lasted 3 hours, 26 minutes.

Schwarber, who entered the game with 18 home runs on the season, connected for his 19th in the fifth inning and his 20th in the seventh. He finished 3 for 5 with his second consecutive multihomer game after going deep twice against Colorado on May 10. Harper went 4 for 5 with two RBIs, delivering the go-ahead hit in the ninth.

Philadelphia starter Chase Shugart worked two innings of one-hit relief, striking out one and allowing no earned runs. José Alvarado (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless 10th inning, striking out three while allowing one hit. Orion Kerkering recorded his first save with a perfect 10th inning, striking out one.

Pittsburgh starter Braxton Ashcraft pitched 6⅔ innings, allowing seven hits and four earned runs while striking out five. He left with a three-run lead after the sixth. Dennis Santana (2-3) took the loss after yielding three runs in the 10th.

The Pirates jumped ahead with a six-run third inning. Konnor Griffin and Endy Rodríguez walked before Jared Triolo sacrificed them into scoring position. Oneil Cruz singled to score both, then Brandon Lowe crushed an 11th home run to right field, scoring Cruz. After a Bryan Reynolds single, Marcell Ozuna homered to center field, his fifth, scoring Reynolds and making it 6-0.

Philadelphia got on the board in the fourth. Harper led off with a single, moved to second on an Alec Bohm single and advanced to third on a Brandon Marsh forceout. Bryson Stott’s sacrifice fly to center scored Harper, cutting the deficit to 6-1.

The Phillies narrowed the gap further in the fifth. Garrett Stubbs was hit by a pitch, and Schwarber followed by launching a home run to right center, his 19th, scoring Stubbs and making it 6-3.

Pittsburgh answered in the bottom of the fifth. Lowe hit his second home run of the game, a solo shot to right center, his 12th, pushing the lead to 7-3.

The Pirates added another run in the sixth. Spencer Horwitz singled, stole second and went to third on a throwing error by catcher Stubbs. After two strikeouts, Jared Triolo reached on a fielding error by third baseman Bohm, allowing Horwitz to score for an 8-3 lead.

Philadelphia responded in the seventh. Justin Crawford singled, but Stubbs struck out. Trea Turner reached on a forceout, and Schwarber hit his second home run of the night, a two-run shot to center field, his 20th, scoring Turner and cutting the lead to 8-5.

Neither team scored in the eighth, setting up the dramatic ninth inning for the Phillies.

Edmundo Sosa reached on a fielding error by shortstop Konnor Griffin to begin the inning. Justin Crawford grounded out, but Adolis García walked. Trea Turner singled to load the bases. Schwarber walked, forcing in Sosa and making it 8-6. Harper then singled to center field, scoring García and Turner, tying the game 8-8. Bohm flied out to end the inning.

In the top of the 10th, Brandon Marsh doubled to right field, scoring Bohm, who had started the inning on second base under the extra-inning rule. Stott singled, moving Marsh to third. Rafael Marchán singled to center, scoring Marsh and Stott for an 11-8 lead. Crawford singled, but García struck out, Turner struck out and Schwarber lined out.

Pittsburgh got one run back in the bottom of the 10th. Marcell Ozuna walked, and Nick Gonzales grounded out, moving Ozuna to second. After a passed ball advanced Ozuna to third, Konnor Griffin grounded out, scoring Ozuna to make it 11-9. Endy Rodríguez struck out to end the game.

Key performances also included Lowe’s two home runs and three RBIs for Pittsburgh. Ozuna drove in two runs with his homer. For Philadelphia, Shugart allowed one hit over two scoreless innings, and Alvarado struck out three in his winning inning. Ashcraft struck out five over 6⅔ innings for Pittsburgh. Mason Montgomery allowed one earned run over 1⅓ innings of relief.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Philadelphia 7, Pittsburgh 6. The ELO system gave the Phillies a 53.00 percent probability to win. Pittsburgh had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The combined total of 20 runs went under the over/under line of 8.