PHILADELPHIA -- Trea Turner admitted on Saturday that he was trying to do too much in the absences of Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto.

But on Sunday afternoon, he did more than enough.

Turner's clutch go-ahead two-run single in the seventh -- one of his three hits on his 31st birthday -- proved to be the difference in the Phillies' come-from-behind 7-6 victory over the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia scored the final five runs to overcome a four-run deficit -- its largest comeback win of the season.

"That was a big one today,” manager Rob Thomson said. “We all needed it. The clubhouse needed it. They fought like hell the entire game."

The Phillies have the best record in the Majors at 55-29 and hold an eight-game lead in the NL East.

So why did they need it so bad?

"Just because there's all the talk, right?” Thomson said. “‘The three guys are out, how are you going to score runs?’ All that stuff. But we're going to score runs. These guys are capable."

The thought, for now, is that the Phillies' elite pitching staff is going to need to carry the load for a shorthanded lineup -- but that was hardly the case in the series finale.

Instead, it was the makeshift top of the order bailing out Ranger Suárez after arguably the worst start of his career. The National League Cy Young contender was tagged for six runs off nine hits and two walks over 4 2/3 innings. He did not record a single strikeout for the first time in his 83 career starts.

“I just had a bad day as every other pitcher in the league does,” Suárez said via team interpreter Diego D’Aniello. “It's just about coming back and turning the page.”

Philadelphia’s offense wasted no time doing exactly that.

The Phillies faced a four-run deficit when Suárez departed in the top of the fifth -- a tall task for a team that had scored just four runs total in two games since placing Harper and Schwarber on the injured list Friday.

But Nick Castellanos roped an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth, then added a two-run single in the sixth -- after the Marlins botched what should have been an inning-ending double play -- to cut the deficit to one.

The Phillies took further advantage in the seventh when Marlins reliever Andrew Nardi walked the first two batters he faced. Rookie catcher Rafael Marchán then dropped down a perfect sacrifice bunt to set up Turner's decisive two-out two-run single up the middle.

"I think it's huge [for Turner],” Thomson said. “And it's huge for the ballclub too."

Turner's clutch knock came less than 24 hours after an 0-for-4 performance that included striking out in a key spot in a one-run loss. With runners on the corners and nobody out in the fifth Saturday, Turner fouled off a first-pitch 96.5 mph fastball right down the middle before ultimately chasing a pitch in the dirt for strike three.

In his seventh-inning at-bat on Sunday, he laid off an 0-1 breaking ball in the dirt then roped a 97 mph sinker back through the box.

"I felt really good in that last at-bat," Turner said. "I finally got a pitch in the middle of the zone -- and I talked about it yesterday, not missing those pitches -- and that was the difference today."

Though Turner delivered the decisive blow, he had plenty of help. The Phillies' Nos. 2-5 hitters -- Turner, Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh and Castellanos -- each had multiple hits. They combined to go 11-for-19 (.579) and drove in all seven of the club's runs.

The Phillies needed every bit of it on a day when – in addition to Suárez’s struggles – they committed five errors. It was their most in a game since May 17, 2005, against the Cardinals (also a win, strangely enough).

“It was a tremendous comeback,” Suárez said. “The offense was great … and the bullpen did a fantastic job. I'm really proud of them.”

Not the worst way for Turner to spend his birthday … right?

“Everyone likes to make a big deal out of it,” Turner said. “But I like playing well just in general -- I don't care if it's my birthday or not.”