Derek Hill hit a two-out, two-run pinch home run in the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies past the Washington Nationals, 5-4 on Wednesday nightByThe Associated PressJune 24, 2026, 10:02 PMWASHINGTON -- Derek Hill hit a two-out, two-run pinch home run in the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies past the Washington Nationals, 5-4 on Wednesday night.The comeback came a night after the Phillies had an eight-run ninth inning in a 14-9 victory over the Nationals.Major league homers leader Kyle Schwarber, out of the starting lineup with lower back tightness, pinch hit with two outs and walked against Orlando Ribalta. Left-hander Richard Lovelady (2-4) came on and Hill pinch hit for Justin Crawford and homered to right center on a 1-2 pitch.Brandon Marsh had three hits for the Phillies. He is 7 for 13 with two homers, three RBIs and four runs in the series.Seth Johnson (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the victory, and Jhoan Duran struck out the side in the ninth for his 19th save.Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth. Luis Garica Jr. and Jorbit Vivas also homered for the Nationals. Garcia homered in this third consecutive game and Vivas connected in his second straight.Philadelphia took a 3-2 lead in the fourth, with runs scoring on Bryson Stott's double, J.T. Realmuto's sacrifice fly and a single by Gabriel Rincones, Jr. Phillies starter Aaron Nola gave up two runs on three hits in five innings.Popular ReadsOpener Carson Palmquist, recalled from Triple-A Rochester, gave up a run on two hits in 3 1/3 innings in his Nationals debut. He was acquired from the Rockies in exchange for cash on May 25. Miles Mikolas gave up two unearned runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings for the Nationals.Philadelphia’s Christopher Sanchez (9-3, 1.80 ERA) was set to oppose Washington’s Cade Cavalli (4-4, 4.07) in the series finale Thursday.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb