PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler deserved this comeback victory Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Kody Clemens deserved this moment.

Wheeler carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Tigers, only to watch them tie the game in the eighth and take the lead in the ninth. But Bryce Harper and Co. ignited a comeback, which Clemens capped in the ninth with the first walk-off hit of his career in a 3-2 victory.

Clemens ripped a fastball to right field to score Trea Turner from second base. He rounded first and nearly reached second before teammates mobbed him.

“It was amazing,” Clemens said.

The Phillies have won five consecutive games to improve to 30-32. Their top four starters -- at the moment, their only four starters -- have each pitched seven innings or more in the last four games. The Phillies had not had four consecutive starts of seven-plus innings since July 9-12, 2014, when Roberto Hernández, David Buchanan, A.J. Burnett and Cole Hamels did it.

Ranger Suárez got things started Sunday in Washington, D.C. Aaron Nola carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Monday and Taijuan Walker took a no-hitter into the fifth on Tuesday before Wheeler bested everybody with a dominant effort Thursday. He struck out five of the first seven Tigers he faced, and his fastball averaged 96.7 mph, his best mark since last September.

He finished the seventh inning at 100 pitches and knew he needed a quick eighth to finish the game.

Wheeler said he would have pushed for the opportunity, if he had kept the no-hitter intact. But he also understood the big picture.

“Obviously, everybody wants to throw a no-hitter, but at the same time you have to play it smart,” Wheeler said. “It’s a long season. Ultimately, we want to win the World Series. That’s what matters. That’s what I want to be there for.”

Wheeler got Akil Baddoo to ground out on the second pitch for the first out in the eighth. Jonathan Schoop then hit a ball down the third-base line. Phillies third baseman Josh Harrison made a play, but his throw short-hopped Clemens, who couldn’t catch it.

Tyler Nevin followed Harrison’s error with a single to right, ending Wheeler’s no-hit bid and night at 108 pitches. Zack Short’s bunt single off Seranthony Domínguez allowed Schoop to score the tying run. Then the Tigers scored the go-ahead run in the ninth.

But Harper started the bottom of the ninth with a first-pitch double to right. Trea Turner walked to put runners on first and second. Bryson Stott’s one-out infield single loaded the bases. Brandon Marsh’s sacrifice fly to left field scored Harper to tie the game.

Clemens ripped a 2-1 sinker to right off Alex Lange to score Turner.

“If you don't execute, you get hit in this league,” Lange said. “That's the bottom line. It's a good league with really good hitters. Those are a bunch of All-Stars on that team. If you don't execute, you're gonna get lit, and that's what happened."

Clemens is not an All-Star. He played sparingly last season with the Tigers -- he pitched in the ninth inning four times in mop-up duty, and only batted in the ninth inning 12 times -- and they included him in the Gregory Soto trade in January. Clemens did not make the Phillies’ Opening Day roster, but he joined the team in early April when Darick Hall suffered a thumb injury.

Clemens has taken advantage of his opportunity. He’s batting .267 with four homers, 11 RBIs and a .753 OPS.

“His Pops was here, too,” Harper said, referring to Roger Clemens, who dropped by the Phillies' broadcast booth early in the game. “It’s really cool to have that opportunity to play in front of your dad.”

Good teams need role players like Clemens to step up throughout a season. Depth is critical.

But then, so is starting pitching. The Phillies need Wheeler, Nola, Suárez and Walker to keep rolling, too.

“Anytime you can do that, you can have four guys go out there and dominate. … We still need that fifth, right?” Harper said. “Hopefully we can get whoever that is or whatever that may be, kind of put a little less pressure on the bullpen.”