Placido Polanco hit a tie-breaking single in the eighth inning to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 8-7 Tuesday night and move into first place in the NL East.
The Phillies moved a half-game ahead of Atlanta, who lost 5-0 in Pittsburgh.
The Phils haven't been in first place since May 30 and are seeking their fourth straight division title.
Ryan Howard, Raul Ibanez and Shane Victorino each hit a solo homer for the Phillies, who were seven games behind the Braves on July 22.
After the Marlins rallied to tie it at 7 in the eighth, the Phillies answered with two outs in the bottom half. Victorino blooped a single to center off Jose Veras. He stole second and scored on Polanco's liner to right.
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