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

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Werth ran for R Barajas.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A NUNEZ ON FIRST, J WERTH ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 7
PHILADELPHIA 7 BOTTOM, 10TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J Rollins (.287, 3-FOR-5, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JIMMY ROLLINS SCORED JAYSON WERTH.

FINAL SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8, CINCINNATI 7</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
CINCINNATI 0 7 9 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 8 14 1 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: CIN - MATT BELISLE, TODD COFFEY (6TH), MIKE GOSLING (7TH), BRAD
SALMON (7TH), MARCUS MCBETH (8TH), JON COUTLANGUS (9TH),
VICTOR SANTOS (10TH) AND CHAD MOELLER, DAVID ROSS (10TH)

PHI - ADAM EATON, RYAN MADSON (7TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA
(9TH), CLAY CONDREY (10TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

HOME RUNS: CIN - EDWIN ENCARNACION (5) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ADAM DUNN (23) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
ALEX GONZALEZ (13) OFF RYAN MADSON IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

PHI - CHASE UTLEY (14) OFF MATT BELISLE IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
CHASE UTLEY (15) OFF MATT BELISLE IN THE 3RD, 1 ON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
CINCINNATI 0 7 9 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 8 14 1 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: CIN - MATT BELISLE, TODD COFFEY (6TH), MIKE GOSLING (7TH), BRAD
SALMON (7TH), MARCUS MCBETH (8TH), JON COUTLANGUS (9TH),
VICTOR SANTOS (10TH) AND CHAD MOELLER, DAVID ROSS (10TH)

PHI - ADAM EATON, RYAN MADSON (7TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA
(9TH), CLAY CONDREY (10TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ


WP - CLAY CONDREY (3-0)
LP - VICTOR SANTOS (1-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CIN - EDWIN ENCARNACION (5) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ADAM DUNN (23) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
ALEX GONZALEZ (13) OFF RYAN MADSON IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

PHI - CHASE UTLEY (14) OFF MATT BELISLE IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
CHASE UTLEY (15) OFF MATT BELISLE IN THE 3RD, 1 ON


TIME: 3:22 ATT: 44,323

PROBABLES: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (3-3, 2.77) & NYM - JOHN MAINE (8-4, 2.87)
PHI - J.D. DURBIN (0-0, 94.50) & PHI - COLE HAMELS (9-3, 3.80)

PROBABLES: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (6-6, 4.58)
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (2-9, 5.14)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (7) VS PHILADELPHIA (8) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .293
B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .275
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .290
A Dunn lf 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .271
E Encarnacion 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .268
J Hamilton cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .271
A Gonzalez ss 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .258
C Moeller c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .174
c-J Valentin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
V Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Belisle p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-N Hopper ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .262
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Conine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
M McBeth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198

Totals 36 7 9 7 6 4 16

a-walked for T Coffey in the 7th; b-lined out to right for B Salmon in the
8th; c-grounded to second for C Moeller in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hamilton 2 (10, A Eaton, C Condrey); S Hatteberg (12, R
Madson). 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), A Gonzalez (13, 8th inning off R
Madson 0 on, 1 Out). SF - K Griffey Jr , B Phillips. RBI - E Encarnacion (30),
K Griffey Jr (50), A Dunn 2 (54), S Hatteberg (24), B Phillips (40), A Gonzalez
(38). 2-out RBI - A Dunn 2, S Hatteberg. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Valentin 1, B Phillips 1, E Encarnacion 1. GIDP - A Dunn. Team LOB - 7.



PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 6 2 4 2 0 1 1 .289
S Victorino rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267
C Utley 2b 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .331
R Howard 1b 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 .252
A Rowand cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .317
G Dobbs lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .297
M Bourn lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283
W Helms 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240
R Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-P Burrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-R Barajas ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .219
J Werth pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235
C Ruiz c 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .281
A Eaton p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .194
a-A Nunez ph-3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 42 8 14 8 3 13 14

a-lined out to third for A Eaton in the 6th; b-struck out looking for R Madson
in the 8th; c-walked for C Condrey in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - C Ruiz (16, M Belisle); J Rollins (19, M Belisle); G Dobbs (11, M
Belisle). 3B - J Rollins (10, M McBeth). HR - C Utley 2 (15, 1st inning off M
Belisle 1 on, 1 Out, 3rd inning off M Belisle 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Utley 4
(64), G Dobbs 2 (33), J Rollins 2 (47). 2-out RBI - G Dobbs 2, J Rollins.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Helms 1, J Rollins 1, A Eaton 1, S
Victorino 1, M Bourn 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (15, 2nd base off M Belisle/C Moeller), C Utley
(6, 2nd base off M Gosling/C Moeller).

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


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CINCINNATI - 013 100 110 0 -- 7
PHILADELPHIA - 202 020 010 1 -- 8

One out when winning run scored.
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 5 8 6 6 1 6 2 5.03
T Coffey 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.45
M Gosling 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.00
B Salmon 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.63
M McBeth (B, 2) 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.00
J Coutlangus 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.44
V Santos (L, 1-3) 1/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.06

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 6 6 5 5 3 2 2 5.75
R Madson (B, 1) 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3.96
A Alfonseca 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62
C Condrey (W, 3-0) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7.94

WP - A Eaton, M Belisle. IBB - A Dunn (by R Madson). HBP - A Rowand (by M
Belisle). Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 97-59; T Coffey 10-7; M Gosling 13-6; B
Salmon 13-8; M McBeth 19-10; J Coutlangus 18-11; V Santos 22-11; A Eaton 90-54;
R Madson 30-18; A Alfonseca 16-11; C Condrey 19-9. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Belisle 4-5; T Coffey 1-1; M Gosling 0-1; B Salmon 1-0; M McBeth 1-0; J
Coutlangus 0-1; V Santos 0-0; A Eaton 5-11; R Madson 0-5; A Alfonseca 2-1; C
Condrey 2-0. Batters faced: M Belisle 25; T Coffey 3; M Gosling 3; B Salmon 2;
M McBeth 5; J Coutlangus 4; V Santos 4; A Eaton 26; R Madson 10; A Alfonseca 3;
C Condrey 5.

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

T--3:22. Att--44,323.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 7
PHILADELPHIA 8 FINAL</div>

 

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CINCINNATI (7) AT PHILADELPHIA (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to right. S Victorino flied out to
right. J Rollins stole second. C Utley homered to right center, J Rollins
scored. R Howard struck out looking. A Rowand grounded out to second.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, PHILADELPHIA 2.

CINCINNATI 2ND: E Encarnacion homered to left. J Hamilton lined out to
shortstop. A Gonzalez fouled out to first. C Moeller flied out to center.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.

CINCINNATI 3RD: M Belisle struck out swinging. S Hatteberg walked.
B Phillips singled to center, S Hatteberg to second. S Hatteberg to third,
B Phillips to second on wild pitch by A Eaton. K Griffey Jr hit sacrifice fly to
center, S Hatteberg scored, B Phillips to third. A Dunn homered to right,
B Phillips scored. E Encarnacion fouled out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Rollins doubled to deep left. S Victorino fouled out
to catcher. C Utley homered to center, J Rollins scored. R Howard struck out
swinging. A Rowand hit by pitch. G Dobbs flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 4.

CINCINNATI 4TH: J Hamilton doubled to deep left. A Gonzalez walked.
C Moeller struck out swinging. M Belisle fouled out to first. S Hatteberg
singled to right, J Hamilton scored, A Gonzalez to third. B Phillips flied out
to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: S Victorino grounded out to second. C Utley flied out to
left. R Howard walked. A Rowand singled to left, R Howard to second. G Dobbs
doubled to deep center, R Howard and A Rowand scored. W Helms grounded out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5, PHILADELPHIA 6.

CINCINNATI 7TH: R Madson relieved A Eaton. A Nunez at third base. N Hopper
hit for T Coffey. N Hopper walked. S Hatteberg doubled to left, N Hopper to
third. B Phillips hit sacrifice fly to center, N Hopper scored, S Hatteberg to
third. K Griffey Jr popped out to shortstop. A Dunn intentionally walked.
E Encarnacion popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6,
PHILADELPHIA 6.

CINCINNATI 8TH: J Hamilton struck out swinging. A Gonzalez homered to
left. C Moeller flied out to center. J Conine hit for B Salmon. J Conine
lined out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PHILADELPHIA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: M McBeth relieved B Salmon. P Burrell hit for R Madson.
P Burrell struck out looking. C Ruiz grounded out to second. A Nunez singled to
right. J Rollins tripled to deep right, A Nunez scored. S Victorino struck
out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PHILADELPHIA 7.

PHILADELPHIA 10TH: V Santos relieved J Coutlangus. D Ross catching.
R Barajas hit for C Condrey. R Barajas walked. C Ruiz struck out swinging.
A Nunez singled to left, R Barajas to second. J Werth ran for R Barajas.
J Rollins singled to deep right center, J Werth scored, A Nunez to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PHILADELPHIA 8.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (7) AT PHILADELPHIA (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- S Hatteberg 1B, B Phillips 2B, K Griffey Jr RF,
A Dunn LF, E Encarnacion 3B, J Hamilton CF, A Gonzalez SS, C Moeller C,
M Belisle RHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, S Victorino RF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs LF, W Helms 3B, C Ruiz C, A Eaton RHP.

Umpires -- Scott Barry (HP), Andy Fletcher (1B), Mike Reilly (2B), Jeff Kellogg (3B).

Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 12 mph.


CINCINNATI 1ST: S Hatteberg singled to center, S Hatteberg to third on
error by center fielder A Rowand. B Phillips fouled out to first. K Griffey Jr
walked. A Dunn grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
K Griffey Jr out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to right. S Victorino flied out to
right. J Rollins stole second. C Utley homered to right center, J Rollins
scored. R Howard struck out looking. A Rowand grounded out to second.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, PHILADELPHIA 2.

CINCINNATI 2ND: E Encarnacion homered to left. J Hamilton lined out to
shortstop. A Gonzalez fouled out to first. C Moeller flied out to center.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: G Dobbs bunt grounded out to catcher. W Helms struck out
swinging. C Ruiz doubled to deep right. A Eaton struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.

CINCINNATI 3RD: M Belisle struck out swinging. S Hatteberg walked.
B Phillips singled to center, S Hatteberg to second. S Hatteberg to third,
B Phillips to second on wild pitch by A Eaton. K Griffey Jr hit sacrifice fly to
center, S Hatteberg scored, B Phillips to third. A Dunn homered to right,
B Phillips scored. E Encarnacion fouled out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Rollins doubled to deep left. S Victorino fouled out
to catcher. C Utley homered to center, J Rollins scored. R Howard struck out
swinging. A Rowand hit by pitch. G Dobbs flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 4.

CINCINNATI 4TH: J Hamilton doubled to deep left. A Gonzalez walked.
C Moeller struck out swinging. M Belisle fouled out to first. S Hatteberg
singled to right, J Hamilton scored, A Gonzalez to third. B Phillips flied out
to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: W Helms struck out swinging. C Ruiz singled to right.
C Ruiz to second on wild pitch by M Belisle. A Eaton struck out looking.
J Rollins flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5,
PHILADELPHIA 4.

CINCINNATI 5TH: K Griffey Jr grounded out to first. A Dunn flied out to
left. E Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 5, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: S Victorino grounded out to second. C Utley flied out to
left. R Howard walked. A Rowand singled to left, R Howard to second. G Dobbs
doubled to deep center, R Howard and A Rowand scored. W Helms grounded out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5, PHILADELPHIA 6.

CINCINNATI 6TH: M Bourn in left field. J Hamilton flied out to left.
A Gonzalez grounded out to second. C Moeller flied out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5, PHILADELPHIA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: T Coffey relieved M Belisle. C Ruiz grounded out to
third. A Nunez hit for A Eaton. A Nunez lined out to third. J Rollins struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5, PHILADELPHIA 6.

CINCINNATI 7TH: R Madson relieved A Eaton. A Nunez at third base. N Hopper
hit for T Coffey. N Hopper walked. S Hatteberg doubled to left, N Hopper to
third. B Phillips hit sacrifice fly to center, N Hopper scored, S Hatteberg to
third. K Griffey Jr popped out to shortstop. A Dunn intentionally walked.
E Encarnacion popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6,
PHILADELPHIA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: M Gosling relieved T Coffey. S Victorino popped out to
second. C Utley singled to right. C Utley stole second. R Howard walked.
B Salmon relieved M Gosling. A Rowand struck out looking. M Bourn grounded out
to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, PHILADELPHIA 6.

CINCINNATI 8TH: J Hamilton struck out swinging. A Gonzalez homered to
left. C Moeller flied out to center. J Conine hit for B Salmon. J Conine
lined out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PHILADELPHIA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: M McBeth relieved B Salmon. P Burrell hit for R Madson.
P Burrell struck out looking. C Ruiz grounded out to second. A Nunez singled to
right. J Rollins tripled to deep right, A Nunez scored. S Victorino struck
out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PHILADELPHIA 7.

CINCINNATI 9TH: A Alfonseca relieved R Madson. S Hatteberg grounded out to
shortstop. B Phillips grounded out to second. K Griffey Jr popped out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PHILADELPHIA 7.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: J Coutlangus relieved M McBeth. C Utley struck out
swinging. R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand singled to left. M Bourn
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PHILADELPHIA 7.

CINCINNATI 10TH: C Condrey relieved A Alfonseca. A Dunn grounded out to
first. E Encarnacion struck out swinging. J Hamilton doubled to right.
A Gonzalez walked. J Valentin hit for C Moeller. J Valentin grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PHILADELPHIA 7.

PHILADELPHIA 10TH: V Santos relieved J Coutlangus. D Ross catching.
R Barajas hit for C Condrey. R Barajas walked. C Ruiz struck out swinging.
A Nunez singled to left, R Barajas to second. J Werth ran for R Barajas.
J Rollins singled to deep right center, J Werth scored.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PHILADELPHIA 8.</div>

 

Rollins' walk-off single gives Phillies late win over Reds

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 8, CINCINNATI 7 (10 INNINGS)</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Jimmy Rollins definitely has a flarefor the dramatic.

Rollins hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning as thePhiladelphia Phillies posted an 8-7 victory Thursday over theCincinnati Reds in a rain-soaked contest.

The Phillies' leadoff hitter hit a two-out RBI triple in theeighth to tie the game at 7-7 and lined a single intoright-center field off reliever Victor Santos (1-3) in the 10thto plate the winning run. Coming into the final at-bat, Rollinswas just 1-for-10 against the righthander.

Chase Utley provided much of the early offense for Philadelphia,as he hit two-run homers in his first two plate appearances.For the 28-year-old, it was his 13th career multi-homer game,giving him 15 on the season.

Utley just missed hitting a third homer when he flied out todeep left in his third at-bat in the fifth inning.

Pinch hitter Rod Barajas drew a walk to open the 10th and, twobatters later, Abraham Nunez singled to left to move Barajasinto scoring position. Jayson Werth replaced Barajas on thebasepaths and scored on Rollins' fourth hit of the contest.

Clay Condrey (3-0) worked around a walk and a hit in the top ofthe 10th to pick up the victory, one day after Philadelphia'sbullpen was unable to hold a three-run lead against Cincinnati.

It was a seesaw affair from the beginning, as the game was tiedon three separate occasions and the lead switched hands fourtimes.

Edwin Encarnacion, Adam Dunn and Alex Gonzalez all homered forthe Reds, who have dropped four of their last five games.

 

Rollins' walk-off single gives Phillies late win over Reds

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 8, CINCINNATI 7 (10 INNINGS)</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Jimmy Rollins definitely has a flarefor the dramatic.

Rollins hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning as thePhiladelphia Phillies posted an 8-7 victory Thursday over theCincinnati Reds in a rain-soaked contest.

The Phillies' leadoff hitter hit a two-out RBI triple in theeighth to tie the game at 7-7 and lined a single intoright-center field off reliever Victor Santos (1-3) in the 10thto plate the winning run. Coming into the final at-bat, Rollinswas just 1-for-10 against the righthander.

"That's what I'm paid to do," Rollins said. "I'm supposed tocome up there in a good situation and be able to deliver. Ihappened to step up and get the job done."

Chase Utley provided much of the early offense for Philadelphia,as he hit two-run homers in his first two plate appearances.For the 28-year-old, it was his 13th career multi-homer game,giving him 15 on the season.

"We did a great job tonight, coming back and scoring some runs,"Utley said. "We didn't really let up, which was a good sign."

Utley just missed hitting a third homer when he flied out todeep left in his third at-bat in the fifth inning.

Pinch hitter Rod Barajas drew a walk to open the 10th and, twobatters later, Abraham Nunez singled to left to move Barajasinto scoring position. Jayson Werth replaced Barajas on thebasepaths and scored on Rollins' fourth hit of the contest.

"They've got a great lineup," Reds manager Jerry Narron said ofthe Phillies. "They might have the best lineup in all ofbaseball."

Clay Condrey (3-0) worked around a walk and a hit in the top ofthe 10th to pick up the victory, one day after Philadelphia'sbullpen was unable to hold a three-run lead against Cincinnati.

"The team kept coming back and we had it," said Reds starterMatt Belisle, who yielded six runs and eight hits in fiveinnings. "It's a rough loss, especially in extras, when wereally felt like we were gonna take this series."

"It's the way this whole series was when you look at it,"Phillies third baseman Greg Dobbs said. "They go up, we go up.Just battle, battle, battle."

It was a seesaw affair from the beginning, as the game was tiedon three separate occasions and the lead switched hands fourtimes.

"Every time we play the Reds - ever since I've been here -they've been a thorn in our side," Rollins said. "They match upwell against us and I guess, us against them."

"We kept battling back," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said."We stayed with them."

Edwin Encarnacion, Adam Dunn and Alex Gonzalez all homered forthe Reds, who have dropped four of their last five games.