GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (30-48) at PHILADELPHIA (40-37)

NL: CINCINNATI (30-48) at PHILADELPHIA (40-37)

<h3>Eaton looks to pitch Phillies to series win</h3>



<div class="pre">Cincinnati (30-48) at Philadelphia (40-37) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Adam Eaton looks to give thePhiladelphia Phillies some momentum before they head into aweekend series with the National League East rival New YorkMets.

Eaton (7-5, 5.63 ERA) takes the mound in the finale of athree-game series with the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.

Philadelphia, which trails New York by 3 1/2 games, will belooking for its second straight series win. Philadelphia hostsNew York in a four-game series beginning Friday.

Eaton will have to pitch better than his last start if that isgoing to happen. The righthander allowed six runs and eight hisin 5 1/3 innings on Saturday against St. Louis.

As for Cincinnati, it won for just the fourth time in its last13 contests, 9-6, on Wednesday by scoring six runs in theseventh inning.

Matt Belisle (5-5, 4.72), who is in search of his first winsince May 29, takes the ball for the Reds. In his last outing,Belisle held Oakland to two runs and four hits in six innings,but did not receive a decision.

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA -- LINEUPS

CINCINNATI PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Scott Hatteberg 1B .284 7 23 Jimmy Rollins SS .283 13 45
Brandon Phillips 2B .275 14 39 Shane Victorino RF .271 8 33
Ken Griffey Jr RF .293 21 49 Chase Utley 2B .327 13 60
Adam Dunn LF .271 22 52 Ryan Howard 1B .256 18 56
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .269 4 29 Aaron Rowand CF .314 10 40
Josh Hamilton CF .268 12 25 Greg Dobbs LF .296 7 31
Alex Gonzalez SS .257 12 37 Wes Helms 3B .244 1 17
Chad Moeller C .190 1 2 Carlos Ruiz C .278 3 26
Matt Belisle RHP .136 0 1 Adam Eaton RHP .206 0 3
(5-5, 4.72) (7-5, 5.63)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: CIN - MATT BELISLE (5-5, 4.72)
PHI - ADAM EATON (7-5, 5.63)

UMPIRES: HP - SCOTT BARRY
1B - ANDY FLETCHER
2B - MIKE REILLY
3B - JEFF KELLOGG

WEATHER: 86 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 12 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: CIN - MATT BELISLE AND CHAD MOELLER
PHI - ADAM EATON AND CARLOS RUIZ

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.284, 7 HR, 23 RBI)
B PHILLIPS (.275, 14 HR, 39 RBI)
K GRIFFEY J (.293, 21 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 1 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 1 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.283, 13 HR, 45 RBI)
S VICTORINO (.271, 8 HR, 33 RBI)
C UTLEY (.327, 13 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Moeller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - A Dunn. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Utley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
G Dobbs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - A Rowand (2, bobble). DP: 1 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard).


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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.72

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.56

Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 11-4. Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton 2-1. Batters
faced: A Eaton 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PHI - ADAM EATON</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CHASE UTLEY (14) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF MATT BELISLE SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, PHILADELPHIA 2

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.256, 18 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 1 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 2 2 1 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.269, 4 HR, 29 RBI)
J HAMILTON (.268, 12 HR, 25 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.257, 12 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Moeller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - A Dunn. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .329
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
G Dobbs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - C Utley (14, 1st inning off M Belisle 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Utley
2 (62). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (15, 2nd base off M Belisle/C Moeller).

FIELDING: E - A Rowand (2, bobble). DP: 1 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard).


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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 2 -- 2
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.87

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.56

Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 17-10; A Eaton 11-4. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Belisle 1-1; A Eaton 2-1. Batters faced: M Belisle 5; A Eaton 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY EDWIN ENCARNACION (5) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF ADAM EATON.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 2

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.268, 12 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 1 1 2 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 2 2 1 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G DOBBS (.296, 7 HR, 31 RBI)
W HELMS (.244, 1 HR, 17 RBI)
C RUIZ (.278, 3 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (1) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
C Moeller c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 0 3

BATTING: HR - E Encarnacion (5, 2nd inning off A Eaton 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - E
Encarnacion (30). GIDP - A Dunn. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .329
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
G Dobbs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - C Utley (14, 1st inning off M Belisle 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Utley
2 (62). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (15, 2nd base off M Belisle/C Moeller).

FIELDING: E - A Rowand (2, bobble). DP: 1 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard).


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CINCINNATI - 01 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 2 -- 2
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.87

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 5.60

Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 17-10; A Eaton 22-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Belisle 1-1; A Eaton 2-4. Batters faced: M Belisle 5; A Eaton 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 1 1 2 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 2 3 1 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M BELISLE (.136, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
S HATTEBERG (.287, 1-FOR-1)
B PHILLIPS (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (1) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
C Moeller c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 0 3

BATTING: HR - E Encarnacion (5, 2nd inning off A Eaton 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - E
Encarnacion (30). GIDP - A Dunn. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .329
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
G Dobbs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
C Ruiz c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
A Eaton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - C Ruiz (16, M Belisle). HR - C Utley (14, 1st inning off M
Belisle 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Utley 2 (62). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Eaton 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (15, 2nd base off M Belisle/C Moeller).

FIELDING: E - A Rowand (2, bobble). DP: 1 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard).


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CINCINNATI - 01 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 20 -- 2
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 2 3 2 2 0 3 1 4.81

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 5.60

Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 31-20; A Eaton 22-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Belisle 2-1; A Eaton 2-4. Batters faced: M Belisle 9; A Eaton 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY KEN GRIFFEY JR SCORED SCOTT HATTEBERG.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B PHILLIPS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
PHILADELPHIA 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ADAM DUNN (23) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF ADAM EATON SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 2

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.272, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 1 3 4 4 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 2 3 1 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.285, 1-FOR-1)
S VICTORINO (.270, 0-FOR-1)
C UTLEY (.329, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .287
B Phillips 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .277
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .293
A Dunn lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .273
E Encarnacion 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
C Moeller c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .130

Totals 11 4 4 4 2 1 5

BATTING: HR - E Encarnacion (5, 2nd inning off A Eaton 0 on, 0 Out), A Dunn
(23, 3rd inning off A Eaton 1 on, 2 Out). SF - K Griffey Jr. RBI - E
Encarnacion (30), K Griffey Jr (50), A Dunn 2 (54). 2-out RBI - A Dunn 2. GIDP
- A Dunn. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .329
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
G Dobbs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
C Ruiz c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
A Eaton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - C Ruiz (16, M Belisle). HR - C Utley (14, 1st inning off M
Belisle 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Utley 2 (62). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Eaton 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (15, 2nd base off M Belisle/C Moeller).

FIELDING: E - A Rowand (2, bobble). DP: 1 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard).


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CINCINNATI - 013 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 20 -- 2
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 2 3 2 2 0 3 1 4.81

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 3 4 4 4 2 1 2 5.84

WP - A Eaton. Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 31-20; A Eaton 42-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Belisle 2-1; A Eaton 2-6. Batters faced: M Belisle 9; A
Eaton 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CHASE UTLEY (15) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF MATT BELISLE SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 4

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.255, 0-FOR-1)</div>