PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — The Philadelphia Phillies erased a one-run deficit with a two-run bottom of the seventh inning and held off the Chicago White Sox for an 8-6 victory Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.

The White Sox took their final lead in the top of the seventh on Colson Montgomery’s RBI single, chasing home Chase Meidroth, who had reached on an infield single and advanced on a throwing error by Phillies pitcher Jonathan Bowlan. But the Phillies answered immediately in the home half.

Kyle Schwarber led off the seventh with a single, and Trea Turner walked. Bryce Harper followed with a single to load the bases. Edmundo Sosa then lifted a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Schwarber to tie the game at 6-6. J.T. Realmuto walked to re-load the bases, and Brandon Marsh struck out swinging, but a run scored on the play, giving the Phillies the 8-6 lead. Jhoan Duran worked a scoreless ninth for his 15th save.

Jonathan Bowlan (2-0) earned the win with a scoreless seventh inning. Bryan Hudson (3-2) took the loss after allowing two runs in the seventh. Duran struck out two and allowed no hits in the final frame.

The White Sox jumped out early, scoring twice in the second inning. Sam Antonacci was hit by a pitch, and Luisangel Acuña doubled him home. Tristan Peters followed with an RBI single, scoring Acuña.

The Phillies answered with a five-run second inning. Brandon Marsh hit a two-run homer, his sixth of the season, to cut the lead to 2-2. Adolis García singled, and after a strikeout, Schwarber singled to put runners at the corners. Turner reached on a fielder’s choice that scored García, and Alec Bohm doubled to drive in two more, giving Philadelphia a 5-2 lead. Bohm was thrown out trying to stretch the double into a triple.

Randal Grichuk started a White Sox comeback with a solo home run in the third inning, his fifth of the year, pulling Chicago within 5-3. The Phillies answered again in the fourth when García led off with a solo homer, also his sixth, extending the lead to 6-3.

Grichuk struck again in the fifth, leading off with his second homer of the game and sixth of the season, making it 6-4. Derek Hill tied the game in the sixth with a solo shot, his fourth, before Montgomery gave the White Sox a brief lead in the seventh.

Grichuk finished 2-for-3 with two home runs and two RBI. Acuña went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Montgomery was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Jacob Gonzalez, pinch-hitting in the eighth, singled in his only at-bat. Peters was 1-for-4 with an RBI.

For the Phillies, Schwarber had three hits, including two singles and a double. Bohm doubled and drove in two runs. García homered and singled.

Chicago starter Anthony Kay lasted four innings, allowing seven hits and six earned runs while striking out four. Brandon Eisert tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts, and Trevor Richards gave up one hit in a scoreless inning.

Attendance was 43,232. The game lasted 2 hours, 47 minutes.

The White Sox, who traveled to Philadelphia after a series in Minnesota, fell to 33-30. The Phillies improved to 34-29.

The series continues Saturday with the same teams at Citizens Bank Park.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Philadelphia 7, Chicago 6. The Phillies were given a 64.80 percent probability to win by the ELO system. Philadelphia was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of 14 runs went under the over-under line of 8.5.