PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Sunday evening at Citizens Bank Park, taking two of three in the series before a crowd of 41,978.

The game lasted 3 hours, 23 minutes. Philadelphia improved to 35-30, while Chicago dropped to 34-31.

José Alvarado earned the win, pitching a scoreless seventh inning with one hit allowed and two strikeouts. The left-hander improved to 3-1. Tyler Davis took the loss for Chicago, falling to 2-3.

Rafael Marchán ignited Philadelphia’s offense with a two-run home run in the second inning, one of four homers the Phillies hit on the night. Brandon Marsh added a solo shot in the third and later drove in another run with a single. Alec Bohm contributed two doubles and two RBIs, and Bryce Harper had two hits and an RBI.

Chicago jumped out to an early lead, scoring twice in the second inning and once more in the third. The White Sox capitalized on walks and doubles, with Tristan Peters driving in a run and scoring another. But Philadelphia answered each time, taking control with a three-run fifth inning that turned a one-run deficit into a two-run lead.

The most pivotal sequence came in the bottom of the fifth. With the White Sox leading 5-4, Harper led off with a single to right. Marsh walked, and Bohm doubled to right, scoring Harper and moving Marsh to third. Bryson Stott then singled to center, plating Marsh and sending Bohm to second. After Adolis García struck out, Justin Crawford grounded into a double play, but Bohm scored on the play to give Philadelphia a 7-5 lead.

The Phillies added two more in the sixth on a bases-loaded single by Marsh and a single by Bohm, extending the lead to 9-5. Chicago’s bullpen, which had been effective earlier, could not contain the rally.

Philadelphia’s comeback began in the first inning when Harper doubled home Trea Turner. Marchán’s homer in the second tied the game at 3-3 before Marsh’s solo shot in the third cut the White Sox lead to 5-4.

Chicago’s offense was led by Peters, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Sam Antonacci had two hits and an RBI. Randal Grichuk drove in two runs in the fifth with a single that briefly put the White Sox ahead 5-4.

On the mound, Chicago’s David Sandlin allowed three runs on three hits over 3 1/3 innings, striking out six. Trevor Richards threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit with one strikeout. For Philadelphia, starter Jonathan Bowlan tossed two scoreless innings of relief, giving up one hit and striking out three. Orion Kerkering also threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.

Philadelphia jumped ahead in the first after Turner doubled and Harper doubled him home. The White Sox answered in the second when Jacob Gonzalez walked, Peters doubled, and Drew Romo sacrificed Gonzalez home. Nishida singled, and Antonacci singled in Peters for a 2-1 lead.

Marchán’s two-run homer in the second put Philadelphia up 3-2, but Chicago tied it in the third on a double by Peters that scored Chase Meidroth. Marsh’s homer in the bottom of the third gave Philadelphia a 4-3 edge, and the White Sox tied it again in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Romo.

The back-and-forth continued until Philadelphia’s decisive fifth. The Phillies’ bullpen then held Chicago scoreless over the final four innings, with Alvarado, Kerkering and Bowlan combining for four scoreless frames.

Chicago’s defense committed no errors, but the White Sox failed to capitalize on opportunities, leaving seven runners on base. Philadelphia left five.

The win gave Philadelphia a series victory after splitting the first two games. The Phillies won 8-6 on Friday before dropping a 6-3 decision Saturday.

Philadelphia now travels to Toronto for a three-game series starting Monday. Chicago returns home to host Atlanta beginning Tuesday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Philadelphia 7, Chicago 6. Interstat’s ELO system gave Philadelphia a 64.30 percent probability to win. 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 9.5.