PHILADELPHIA — The rain was so heavy during the sixth inning that Derek Hill had to wipe raindrops from the brim of his helmet. Marlins pitcher John King had already asked for a new rosin bag for his slick fingers.

But the elements didn’t seem to faze Hill much, as the Phillies outfielder punched a single up the middle for his seventh hit as a pinch-hitter of the season. His RBI single helped sustain a key two-run rally in the Phillies’ 6-5 win over Miami on Monday night.

Starter Cristopher Sánchez became the first MLB pitcher to earn 16 wins this season, but it didn’t come easy. He allowed eight hits and walked three, but managed to limit the overall damage to just one run.

To do it, he had plenty of outside help. J.T. Realmuto successfully challenged a ball call on Brian Navarreto in the third inning, flipping it into a strikeout. He also combined with Luis Arraez to catch leadoff hitter Esteury Ruiz stealing second base.

In the fifth, after Sánchez allowed a pair of singles, the Phillies came inches away from turning a triple play. Bryson Stott fielded it, stepped on third, and fired to Arraez. Alec Bohm made a long stretch at first, but Heriberto Hernández beat Arraez’s throw by a step, and the Phillies settled for a double play.

The Phillies offense struck first, and the rally started with the rookie. Justin Crawford tucked a double just inside the left-field line to lead off the third inning, turning the lineup back over to Kyle Schwarber. He struck out on a pitch below the zone, but Trea Turner cashed in Crawford with a single to left.

Bryce Harper drew a walk — extending his walk streak to eight consecutive games — before Arraez singled to score another. The Phillies threatened even more, loading the bases for Brandon Marsh, but he grounded into a force out to end it there.

After Hill’s RBI single in the sixth, Kyle Schwarber sent a sacrifice fly to center. It wasn’t very deep, but the throw was off line and Realmuto made a perfect slide at the plate to score another run.

The Phillies caught a break in the seventh. With Jonathan Bowlan in to pitch for Sánchez, he gave up a bases-loaded hit to Javier Sanoja that was incorrectly called foul by first base umpire Shane Livensparger. The call was overturned by a Marlins challenge, and the MLB replay officials determined that two runs scored, placing Otto López on third and Sanoja on second.

Due to Lopez’s speed, it’s possible he would have also scored if the initial call had been fair. But instead, Bowlan battled back with a strikeout to preserve the Phillies’ lead at 4-3.

The offense punched back in the bottom of the inning, although they did it without a single hit. Bohm was hit by a pitch, Stott reached on a fielder’s choice error, and Realmuto and Hill drew back-to-back walks to force in a run. Realmuto was initially called out on strikes but initiated an ABS challenge to flip it to a walk.

When the Marlins narrowed the lead again with a homer off Brooks Raley in the eighth, the Phillies answered back once more. Bohm hit an RBI single to bring the Phillies’ lead back up to two.

Jhoan Duran conceded a run in the ninth but induced a popout and groundout to pick up his 27th save.

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