WASHINGTON (Interstat) — The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Wednesday at Nationals Park, using a two-run homer by Derek Hill in the ninth inning to seize the win before a crowd of 27,200. The game took 3 hours, 2 minutes.

Washington took a 2-0 lead on solo homers by Luis García Jr. in the first and Jorbit Vivas in the second. Philadelphia responded with a three-run fourth, keyed by Bryson Stott’s RBI double, a sacrifice fly and a single by Gabriel Rincones Jr. Curtis Mead tied the score with a two-run homer in the sixth.

Hill’s homer in the ninth, scoring Garrett Stubbs, put the Phillies ahead. Aaron Nola started and allowed two earned runs on three hits over five innings, striking out five. Seth Johnson (1-0) earned the win with a perfect inning. Jhoan Duran struck out three in a scoreless ninth for his 19th save. Richard Lovelady (2-4) took the loss. The Phillies outhit Washington 8-6.

Philadelphia improved to 44-36; the Nationals dropped to 41-40. Carson Palmquist struck out three over 3.1 innings for Washington, and Miles Mikolas tossed 3.1 scoreless frames.