MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in four runs, Edmundo Sosa also homered and the Philadelphia Phillies held off a late Milwaukee Brewers rally for a 9-8 victory Saturday at American Family Field before a crowd of 40,157.

The Phillies improved to 38-32 and snapped a two-game losing streak, avenging a 6-0 shutout loss to the Brewers the previous night. Milwaukee fell to 42-26 despite a furious comeback attempt in the eighth inning.

Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola labored through four innings, allowing two runs on four hits, but the Phillies’ offense provided consistent support. The game took 3 hours, 14 minutes.

Philadelphia struck first in the second inning when Sosa led off with his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot to right-center field off Milwaukee starter Shane Drohan. The Phillies added two more in the fourth. Brandon Marsh singled, stole second and scored on Bryson Stott’s double to right. Realmuto followed with an RBI single to give the Phillies a 3-0 lead.

The Brewers answered in the bottom of the fourth. William Contreras singled, and Garrett Mitchell crushed his fourth homer of the year to center field, pulling Milwaukee within 3-2. That was the only damage against Nola.

Philadelphia broke the game open with a five-run sixth inning. Marsh led off with a single, and Sosa singled to put runners at first and second. Stott ripped his second double of the game, scoring Marsh and moving Sosa to third. Realmuto then launched his fourth home run of the season to left-center field, clearing the bases and making it 7-2. Derek Hill singled, Kyle Schwarber singled and Bryce Harper’s sacrifice fly to center scored Hill, pushing the lead to 8-2.

The Brewers chipped away in the fifth when Jackson Chourio hit a solo home run off Nola, his seventh of the season, cutting the deficit to 8-3. Nola was lifted after 5 1/3 innings, having allowed three runs on eight hits with two walks and five strikeouts.

Milwaukee rallied again in the seventh off Phillies reliever José Alvarado. Christian Yelich singled, and Chourio followed with his second homer of the game, an eighth-inning blast to center that brought the Brewers within 8-5. Alvarado allowed two runs on two hits in one inning of work.

Philadelphia added an insurance run in the top of the eighth. Harper walked, moved to third on a single by Alec Bohm and scored on Marsh’s sharp single to center, making it 9-5.

The Brewers mounted their most dangerous threat in the bottom of the eighth. Mitchell singled, Sal Frelick walked and Gary Sánchez singled to load the bases. Andrew Vaughn walked to force in a run, cutting the lead to 9-6. Yelich then lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Frelick and pulling Milwaukee within 9-7. Chourio delivered his third hit of the game, a single to left that scored Luis Rengifo (who had pinch‑run for Sánchez) and brought the Brewers within 9-8. But Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering entered and retired Brice Turang on a called third strike and William Contreras on a pop foul to first base, ending the inning.

Philadelphia failed to add on in the top of the ninth. Realmuto singled, stole second, but was stranded when the Phillies struck out three times, including a strikeout of Trea Turner to end the frame.

Jhoan Duran came on for the save in the bottom of the ninth. He retired Jake Bauers on a groundout, struck out Garrett Mitchell and got Sal Frelick to fly out to left, securing his 18th save of the season.

Tim Mayza earned the win, improving to 2-1, after pitching 0 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit. Shane Drohan took the loss, falling to 3-2, after allowing eight runs on 12 hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out six and walked none.

The Phillies finished with 17 hits, led by Realmuto and Sosa, each with three hits. Realmuto had a home run and four RBIs; Sosa homered and drove in one. Marsh went 3 for 5 with an RBI and a stolen base. Stott had two doubles and two RBIs. For the Brewers, Chourio had three hits including two home runs and three RBIs. Mitchell homered and drove in two. Yelich had two hits and scored twice.

The most important part of the game occurred in the sixth inning when the Phillies erupted for five runs, turning a one-run lead into a six-run advantage. Realmuto’s three-run homer was the decisive blow, giving Philadelphia a cushion that proved necessary when the Brewers pushed across three runs in the eighth to pull within one. The Brewers’ inability to complete the comeback, despite Chourio’s second homer and a three-run eighth, left them short.

The game marked Milwaukee’s first loss in the three-game series after Friday’s shutout. The teams conclude the series Sunday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Philadelphia 7, Milwaukee 6. Interstat’s ELO system gave Milwaukee a 57.10 percent probability to win. The Brewers were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of 17 runs went under the over/under line of 8.