PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Derek Hill hit a grand slam in the seventh inning, rallying the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday, Aug. 3, at Citizens Bank Park.

Hill finished 1-for-3 with four RBIs. Bryce Harper added a two-run homer in the eighth, scoring Justin Crawford. Abimelec Ortiz homered in the first, and Daylen Lile added a two-run homer in the second for a 3-0 lead. Washington recorded six hits, while Philadelphia managed five.

Andrew Alvarez started for Washington and allowed three hits and two earned runs over 6⅓ innings, striking out five. Aaron Nola gave up six hits and three earned runs in six innings, also striking out five. Kyle Backhus (2-1) pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout for the win, and Jhoan Duran struck out two in the ninth for his 25th save. Tom Cosgrove (0-1) took the loss. Orion Kerkering also pitched a scoreless inning, striking out two, and Eddy Yean threw two-thirds of an inning for Washington.

The Phillies improved to 60-53. Washington fell to 55-59. Philadelphia grounded into two double plays. Attendance was 41,115, and the game lasted 2:38.