PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Aaron Nola struck out eight over seven innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park.

Nola allowed one run on five hits while improving to 5-9. Sandy Alcantara took the loss for Miami, giving up three earned runs in six innings with one strikeout.

Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead in the second on Garrett Stubbs’ RBI single. Luis Arraez made it 3-0 with a two-run homer in the third, his sixth of the season. Javier Sanoja answered for Miami with a solo home run in the sixth. Sanoja finished with three hits. Trea Turner’s run-scoring double in the seventh, upheld after a replay review, stretched Philadelphia’s lead to 4-1.

Jhoan Duran worked a scoreless ninth for his 28th save. Victor Vodnik and Jonathan Bowlan each tossed a scoreless inning in relief. The Phillies improved to 71-58 and won their third straight over Miami. The Marlins fell to 64-64.

Attendance was 37,031. Time of game was 2:35.