PHILADELPHIA -- Tyler Goeddel put himself in position to make the play of the game on Saturday night.

As Goeddel waited to catch a fly ball in left field during the ninth inning, he positioned his body to unleash a throw to a strike to the plate that ended up in the mitt of catcher Cameron Rupp, who held onto the ball despite taking a hit from Eugenio Suarez, who was trying to score from third base.

The bang-bang play ended another one-run game for the surging Phillies, who held on for a 4-3 victory over the Reds.

"It was pretty high and I was able to get behind it," said Goeddel, who was playing in just his 20th major league game. "I got everything into that throw, basically. And luckily enough it was right on line, thank God, and Cam made a great play holding onto that."

The walk-off double play gave the Phillies their 14th one-run win of the season after a strong showing from starter Aaron Nola, who struck out nine in seven strong innings.

The Phillies will go for the series sweep on Sunday.

The heroics from Goeddel and Rupp also helped reliever David Hernandez out of a tight spot in the ninth.

Hernandez, who was filling in while regular closer Jeanmar Gomez got a night off, allowed two hits after a leadoff walk. The second hit was an RBI double by Adam Duvall, which made it a one-run game and put runners at second and third with no outs.

Hernandez got Tucker Barnhart to ground out to first and then pinch-hitter Jordan Pacheco skied a pitch to left field, setting the stage for Goeddel.

"I was hoping he'd make a perfect throw. That's what I was hoping," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said of Goeddel, who also went 2-for-3 at the plate and reached base three times. "And he made a perfect throw. Things are going our way right now and it's just a great way to end a game."

The play was reviewed and upheld.

"I think they got it right," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We challenged it simply because you have to take a look at it. You can't tell from there what was going on from our vantage point. We did the right thing, we had them take a look and it validated that the umpires got it right."

The Reds failed to capitalize on an almost identical scenario in the seventh inning.

After an error by Rupp, Duval hit an RBI double to make it a one-run game and put runners at second and third with one out.

Then Nola buckled down. He struck out Barnharta and then, on his 100th and final pitch, Nola painted the inside corner with a two-seam fastball to get pinch-hitter Ramon Cabrera looking to end the threat.

"I really had to bear down. I've been in situations like that before, so I just try to keep myself calm," Nola said.

Nola allowed one earned run, five hits and one walk to keep his WHIP at 0.85, which is second best in the National League. He also raised his season strikeout total to 58 in 53 innings.

The Reds scored against Nola in the first inning, but their damage was limited to one run despite having their first three batters reach base.

Zack Cozart, who started the game with a single, scored on Brandon Phillips' short sacrifice fly that was caught by Howard, whose momentum was going away from home plate.

Phillips was the first of 10 straight batters retired by Nola, who struck out Jay Bruce before Joey Votto was caught stealing to end the threat in the first.

"We had opportunities to score more," Price said. "We had the first inning, bases loaded and no outs and we got one. And we had second and third with nobody out in the ninth and we couldn’t score. Those are big moments."

Odubel Herrera gave Philadelphia some breathing room in the bottom of the seventh with a home run that barely cleared the right field wall -- and was upheld by replay. Herrera boosted his average to .336 with a two-hit, two-RBI night.

Philadelphia took the lead in the fifth, scoring two runs on consecutive RBI singles by Herrera and Cesar Hernandez. Goeddel and Nola, who walked, both scored to give the Phillies a 3-1 advantage.

Reds right-hander Tim Adleman was done after the fifth inning. He got through the first three innings unscathed thanks to two double plays and some timely strikeouts, but the 28-year-old gave up eight hits and walked two in his third major league start.

NOTES: Phillies 1B Ryan Howard was back in the lineup against Reds RHP Tim Adelman. Howard, 36, entered Saturday with a .176 average and .665 OPS. ... The Phillies called up right-handed hitting 1B Tommy Joseph on Friday and he went 0-for-2 with a run scored in his major league debut. ... Saturday marked the third home start of the season for Phillies RHP Aaron Nola. In his first two, the second-year major leaguer struck out 15 batters in 12 innings but allowed a combined 11 earned runs as Philadelphia dropped both games. ... Reds manager Bryan Price returned to the bench after serving a one-game suspension in the team's series-opener against the Phillies on Friday. Price received his suspension after RHP Ross Olhendorf intentionally threw a pitch at the Pirates' David Freese when warnings were in place for both teams.