In Philadelphia, Jim Thome hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning as Philadelphia rallied against Dontrelle Willis and beat Florida in a must-win game.
The Phillies pulled within a half-game of the Marlins for the NL wild-card lead, taking two of three in the series. The teams meet three more times next week at Florida.
Philadelphia's victory also clinched the NL East for Atlanta, the Braves' 12th straight division title.
In other NL games: Padres 7, Giants 3; Pirates 7, Reds 0; Cardinals 13, Brewers 0; Expos 1, Mets 0; Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 0
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