GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (29-47) at PHILADELPHIA (39-36)

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Helms hit for M Zagurski.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C RUIZ ON FIRST, A NUNEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
PHILADELPHIA 11 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: W Helms (.247, 1 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 7 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 11 16 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRAD SALMON
PHI - MICHAEL ZAGURSKI (OUT)

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D ROSS (.201, 0-FOR-3)
J CASTRO (.173, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
S HATTEBERG (.286, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (11) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .286
B Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .295
A Dunn lf 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .271
E Encarnacion 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271
J Hamilton cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .268
A Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .257
B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Ross c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201
H Bailey p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
M Gosling p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-N Hopper ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262
V Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Castro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173

Totals 29 4 7 4 3 5 13

a-walked for T Coffey in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - K Griffey Jr (10, K Kendrick); S Hatteberg (11, K Kendrick). HR -
J Hamilton (12, 4th inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 0 Out), A Dunn (21, 5th inning
off K Kendrick 0 on, 2 Out). SF - A Dunn , K Griffey Jr. RBI - A Dunn 2 (50), J
Hamilton (25), K Griffey Jr (47). 2-out RBI - A Dunn. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 2, E Encarnacion 1. GIDP - K Griffey Jr. Team LOB
- 6.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Phillips-A Gonzalez-S Hatteberg 2).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .284
M Bourn lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .306
C Utley 2b 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .325
R Howard 1b 5 1 1 2 0 4 4 .256
A Rowand cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .313
S Victorino rf 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .276
G Dobbs 3b 4 1 3 0 0 1 3 .281
A Nunez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
C Ruiz c 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 .277
K Kendrick p 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .200
M Zagurski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-W Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246

Totals 38 11 16 9 7 10 21

a-struck out swinging for M Zagurski in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Ruiz 2 (15, M Gosling, T Coffey); A Rowand (17, M Gosling); A
Nunez (8, B Salmon). HR - R Howard (17, 1st inning off H Bailey 1 on, 2 Out), S
Victorino (8, 3rd inning off M Gosling 0 on, 1 Out), C Utley (13, 7th inning
off V Santos 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Howard 2 (53), C Ruiz 4 (26), C Utley 2
(60), S Victorino (33). 2-out RBI - R Howard 2, C Utley 2, C Ruiz 3. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 1, W Helms 1, M Bourn 2, K Kendrick
1. GIDP - C Utley, J Rollins. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Ruiz (2, Home off H Bailey/D Ross), M Bourn (11, 2nd base
off H Bailey/D Ross).

FIELDING: E - J Rollins (6, ground ball). DP: 1 (J Rollins-R Howard).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 100 120 00 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 241 300 10 -- 11
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 1 2/3 6 6 6 3 1 1 6.41
M Gosling 2 4 4 4 3 4 1 9.82
T Coffey 2 1/3 4 0 0 0 2 0 4.60
V Santos 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.86
B Salmon 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.78

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 5.00
M Zagurski 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.06

K Kendrick pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - B Salmon. IBB - J Rollins (by M Gosling), S Victorino (by M Gosling).
Pitches-strikes: H Bailey 44-21; M Gosling 50-26; T Coffey 28-20; V Santos
21-12; B Salmon 24-12; K Kendrick 100-63; M Zagurski 25-17. Ground balls-fly
balls: H Bailey 4-0; M Gosling 1-1; T Coffey 3-2; V Santos 2-0; B Salmon 0-1; K
Kendrick 6-9; M Zagurski 3-2. Batters faced: H Bailey 12; M Gosling 13; T
Coffey 11; V Santos 4; B Salmon 5; K Kendrick 27; M Zagurski 7.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: GEOFF GEARY (1-2, 4.54) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 11

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D ROSS (.201, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Geary relieved M Zagurski.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
PHILADELPHIA 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D Ross (.201, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 x 11 16 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - HOMER BAILEY, MIKE GOSLING (2ND), TODD COFFEY (4TH), VICTOR
SANTOS (7TH), BRAD SALMON (8TH) AND DAVID ROSS

PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, MICHAEL ZAGURSKI (7TH), GEOFF
GEARY (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

HOME RUNS: CIN - JOSH HAMILTON (12) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
ADAM DUNN (21) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

PHI - RYAN HOWARD (17) OFF HOMER BAILEY IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
SHANE VICTORINO (8) OFF MIKE GOSLING IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
CHASE UTLEY (13) OFF VICTOR SANTOS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 x 11 16 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - HOMER BAILEY, MIKE GOSLING (2ND), TODD COFFEY (4TH), VICTOR
SANTOS (7TH), BRAD SALMON (8TH) AND DAVID ROSS

PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, MICHAEL ZAGURSKI (7TH), GEOFF
GEARY (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ


WP - KYLE KENDRICK (2-0)
LP - HOMER BAILEY (2-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CIN - JOSH HAMILTON (12) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
ADAM DUNN (21) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

PHI - RYAN HOWARD (17) OFF HOMER BAILEY IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
SHANE VICTORINO (8) OFF MIKE GOSLING IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
CHASE UTLEY (13) OFF VICTOR SANTOS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:50 ATT: 35,314

PROBABLES: CIN - AARON HARANG (8-2, 3.59)
PHI - JAMIE MOYER (7-5, 4.13)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (11) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .285
B Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .295
A Dunn lf 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .271
E Encarnacion 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271
J Hamilton cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .268
A Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .257
B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Ross c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
H Bailey p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
M Gosling p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-N Hopper ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262
V Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 32 4 7 4 3 5 13

a-walked for T Coffey in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - K Griffey Jr (10, K Kendrick); S Hatteberg (11, K Kendrick). HR -
J Hamilton (12, 4th inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 0 Out), A Dunn (21, 5th inning
off K Kendrick 0 on, 2 Out). SF - A Dunn , K Griffey Jr. RBI - A Dunn 2 (50), J
Hamilton (25), K Griffey Jr (47). 2-out RBI - A Dunn. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 2, E Encarnacion 1. GIDP - K Griffey Jr. Team LOB
- 6.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Phillips-A Gonzalez-S Hatteberg 2).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .284
M Bourn lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .306
C Utley 2b 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .325
R Howard 1b 5 1 1 2 0 4 4 .256
A Rowand cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .313
S Victorino rf 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .276
G Dobbs 3b 4 1 3 0 0 1 3 .281
A Nunez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
C Ruiz c 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 .277
K Kendrick p 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .200
M Zagurski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-W Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 38 11 16 9 7 10 21

a-struck out swinging for M Zagurski in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Ruiz 2 (15, M Gosling, T Coffey); A Rowand (17, M Gosling); A
Nunez (8, B Salmon). HR - R Howard (17, 1st inning off H Bailey 1 on, 2 Out), S
Victorino (8, 3rd inning off M Gosling 0 on, 1 Out), C Utley (13, 7th inning
off V Santos 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Howard 2 (53), C Ruiz 4 (26), C Utley 2
(60), S Victorino (33). 2-out RBI - R Howard 2, C Utley 2, C Ruiz 3. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 1, W Helms 1, M Bourn 2, K Kendrick
1. GIDP - C Utley, J Rollins. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Ruiz (2, Home off H Bailey/D Ross), M Bourn (11, 2nd base
off H Bailey/D Ross).

FIELDING: E - J Rollins (6, ground ball). DP: 1 (J Rollins-R Howard).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 100 120 000 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 241 300 10x -- 11
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey (L, 2-1) 1 2/3 6 6 6 3 1 1 6.41
M Gosling 2 4 4 4 3 4 1 9.82
T Coffey 2 1/3 4 0 0 0 2 0 4.60
V Santos 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.86
B Salmon 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.78

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick (W, 2-0) 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 5.00
M Zagurski 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.06
G Geary 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.42

K Kendrick pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - B Salmon. IBB - J Rollins (by M Gosling), S Victorino (by M Gosling).
Pitches-strikes: H Bailey 44-21; M Gosling 50-26; T Coffey 28-20; V Santos
21-12; B Salmon 24-12; K Kendrick 100-63; M Zagurski 25-17; G Geary 12-7.
Ground balls-fly balls: H Bailey 4-0; M Gosling 1-1; T Coffey 3-2; V Santos
2-0; B Salmon 0-1; K Kendrick 6-9; M Zagurski 3-2; G Geary 2-1. Batters faced:
H Bailey 12; M Gosling 13; T Coffey 11; V Santos 4; B Salmon 5; K Kendrick 27;
M Zagurski 7; G Geary 3.

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

T--2:50. Att--35,314.
Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 4
PHILADELPHIA 11 FINAL</div>

 

Ruiz steals the show as Phils pound Reds

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 11, CINCINNATI 4</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies exploded for11 runs while pounding out 16 hits, but it was Carlos Ruiz whostole the show - literally.

The rookie became the first Phillies catcher to steal home in aquarter-century while also delivering three hits and acareer-high four RBI to lift the Phillies to a 11-4 win over theCincinnati Reds on Tuesday.

Kyle Kendrick (2-0), making his third start for Phillies afterbeing called up from Class AA Reading, won the battle of rookiehurlers. Kendrick, who allowed the game's first three batters toreach base via a walk and two singles before settling down,allowed four runs on six hits over six-plus innings.

Fellow rookie hurler Homer Bailey (2-1) was not as fortunate.Making just his fourth start for the Reds, Bailey allowed sixhits and six earned runs over 1 2/3 innings in suffering hisfirst loss of the season. Trailing 1-0 following a sacrifice flyin the first inning by Adam Dunn, the Phillies scored sevenconsecutive runs over the next three innings.

Ryan Howard connected on his 17th home run of the season, atwo-run shot in the first that plated Jimmy Rollins, to give thePhillies a 2-1 lead.

Shane Victorino, Greg Dobbs and Ruiz led off the second withthree straight singles with Ruiz's scoring Victorino. Kendrickwalked to load the bases with Rollins grounding into a doubleplay that plated Dobbs.

Michael Bourn walked to put runners at first and third. Thespeedy left fielder then initiated a double-steal, swipingsecond with Ruiz breaking on the throw and taking home. It wasthe first time a Phillies catcher had stolen home since Bo Diazaccomplished the feat in 1982.

Chase Utley, who hit a solo homer in the seventh, then drove inBourn with a RBI single to make it 6-1.

Victorino, who scored three runs, extended the lead to 7-1 witha solo homer off of reliever Mike Gosling in the third.

Josh Hamilton opened the fourth inning with a solo home run, his12th of the season, to cut the lead to 7-2. The Phillies,however, answered with three more in the bottom half of theinning with the big blow being a three-run double off the bat ofRuiz.

The Reds scored two more in the fifth. Scott Hatteberg openedthe frame with a double to right-center. After moving to thirdon a groundout, he scored on a sacrifice fly by Ken Griffey, Jr.Dunn then connected on his 21st home run of the season.

After a lead-off walk to pinch-hitter Norris Hopper, Kendrickwas relieved by Mike Zagurski. Zagurski tossed two scorelessinnings before giving way to Geoff Geary, who pitched a perfectninth.

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CINCINNATI 1ST: S Hatteberg walked. B Phillips singled to right center,
S Hatteberg to second. K Griffey Jr singled to right, S Hatteberg to third,
B Phillips to second. A Dunn hit sacrifice fly to right, S Hatteberg scored,
B Phillips to third. E Encarnacion popped out to third. J Hamilton walked,
K Griffey Jr to second. A Gonzalez flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to right. M Bourn walked, J Rollins to
second. C Utley grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
M Bourn out at second, J Rollins to third. R Howard homered to right, J Rollins
scored. A Rowand struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: S Victorino singled to center. G Dobbs singled to left
center, S Victorino to third. C Ruiz singled to center, S Victorino scored,
G Dobbs to second. K Kendrick walked, G Dobbs to third, C Ruiz to second.
J Rollins grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Dobbs
scored, K Kendrick out at second, C Ruiz to third. M Bourn walked. C Ruiz
stole home, M Bourn stole second. C Utley singled to right, M Bourn scored.
M Gosling relieved H Bailey. R Howard struck out looking. (4 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Rowand flied out to left. S Victorino homered to left.
G Dobbs singled to right. C Ruiz doubled to deep right, G Dobbs to third.
K Kendrick struck out looking. J Rollins intentionally walked. M Bourn grounded
into fielder's choice to second, J Rollins out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 7.

CINCINNATI 4TH: J Hamilton homered to center. A Gonzalez grounded out to
shortstop. D Ross flied out to left. M Gosling struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, PHILADELPHIA 7.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: C Utley walked. R Howard struck out looking. A Rowand
doubled to right, C Utley to third. S Victorino intentionally walked. G Dobbs
struck out swinging. T Coffey relieved M Gosling. C Ruiz doubled to deep
center, C Utley, A Rowand and S Victorino scored. K Kendrick grounded out to
shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, PHILADELPHIA 10.

CINCINNATI 5TH: S Hatteberg doubled to deep right center. B Phillips
grounded out to first, S Hatteberg to third. K Griffey Jr hit sacrifice fly to
center, S Hatteberg scored. A Dunn homered to right. E Encarnacion grounded
out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: V Santos relieved T Coffey. J Rollins grounded out to
second. M Bourn grounded out to second. C Utley homered to center. R Howard
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 11.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (11) - 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, D Ross C, H Bailey RHP.

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

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

Gametime Weather: 91 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 10 mph.


CINCINNATI 1ST: S Hatteberg walked. B Phillips singled to right center,
S Hatteberg to second. K Griffey Jr singled to right, S Hatteberg to third,
B Phillips to second. A Dunn hit sacrifice fly to right, S Hatteberg scored,
B Phillips to third. E Encarnacion popped out to third. J Hamilton walked,
K Griffey Jr to second. A Gonzalez flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to right. M Bourn walked, J Rollins to
second. C Utley grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
M Bourn out at second, J Rollins to third. R Howard homered to right, J Rollins
scored. A Rowand struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.

CINCINNATI 2ND: D Ross popped out to shortstop. H Bailey struck out
swinging. S Hatteberg grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: S Victorino singled to center. G Dobbs singled to left
center, S Victorino to third. C Ruiz singled to center, S Victorino scored,
G Dobbs to second. K Kendrick walked, G Dobbs to third, C Ruiz to second.
J Rollins grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Dobbs
scored, K Kendrick out at second, C Ruiz to third. M Bourn walked. C Ruiz
stole home, M Bourn stole second. C Utley singled to right, M Bourn scored.
M Gosling relieved H Bailey. R Howard struck out looking. (4 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 6.

CINCINNATI 3RD: B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. K Griffey Jr doubled
to deep right center. A Dunn flied out to left. E Encarnacion popped out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Rowand flied out to left. S Victorino homered to left.
G Dobbs singled to right. C Ruiz doubled to deep right, G Dobbs to third.
K Kendrick struck out looking. J Rollins intentionally walked. M Bourn grounded
into fielder's choice to second, J Rollins out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, PHILADELPHIA 7.

CINCINNATI 4TH: J Hamilton homered to center. A Gonzalez grounded out to
shortstop. D Ross flied out to left. M Gosling struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, PHILADELPHIA 7.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: C Utley walked. R Howard struck out looking. A Rowand
doubled to right, C Utley to third. S Victorino intentionally walked. G Dobbs
struck out swinging. T Coffey relieved M Gosling. C Ruiz doubled to deep
center, C Utley, A Rowand and S Victorino scored. K Kendrick grounded out to
shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, PHILADELPHIA 10.

CINCINNATI 5TH: S Hatteberg doubled to deep right center. B Phillips
grounded out to first, S Hatteberg to third. K Griffey Jr hit sacrifice fly to
center, S Hatteberg scored. A Dunn homered to right. E Encarnacion grounded
out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Rollins flied out to center. M Bourn singled to
center. C Utley singled to center, M Bourn to second. R Howard struck out
swinging. A Rowand grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.

CINCINNATI 6TH: J Hamilton flied out to right. A Gonzalez grounded out to
third. D Ross struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4,
PHILADELPHIA 10.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: S Victorino grounded out to pitcher. G Dobbs singled to
left. C Ruiz popped out to second. K Kendrick struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.

CINCINNATI 7TH: A Nunez at third base. N Hopper hit for T Coffey. N Hopper
walked. M Zagurski relieved K Kendrick. S Hatteberg flied out to center.
B Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, N Hopper safe at second
on error by shortstop J Rollins. K Griffey Jr grounded into double play,
shortstop to first, B Phillips out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: V Santos relieved T Coffey. J Rollins grounded out to
second. M Bourn grounded out to second. C Utley homered to center. R Howard
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 11.

CINCINNATI 8TH: A Dunn popped out to second. E Encarnacion singled to
shallow left. J Hamilton struck out looking. A Gonzalez struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 11.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: B Salmon relieved V Santos. J Castro at shortstop.
A Rowand struck out swinging. S Victorino popped out to second. A Nunez doubled
to deep left. A Nunez to third on wild pitch by B Salmon. C Ruiz walked.
W Helms hit for M Zagurski. W Helms struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 11.

CINCINNATI 9TH: G Geary relieved M Zagurski. D Ross grounded out to third.
J Castro grounded out to second. S Hatteberg flied out to left. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PHILADELPHIA 11.</div>

 

Ruiz steals the show as Phils pound Reds

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 11, CINCINNATI 4</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies exploded for11 runs while pounding out 16 hits, but it was Carlos Ruiz whostole the show - literally.

The rookie became the first Phillies catcher to steal home in aquarter-century while also delivering three hits and acareer-high four RBI to lift the Phillies to a 11-4 win over theCincinnati Reds on Tuesday.

Kyle Kendrick (2-0), making his third start for the Philliesafter being called up from Class AA Reading, won the battle ofrookie hurlers. Kendrick, who allowed the game's first threebatters to reach base via a walk and two singles before settlingdown, allowed four runs on six hits over six-plus innings.

"Bases loaded, nobody out and he ended up giving up only runone, that was really big," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said."He took us to a good spot in the game, that is the third timehe did it which is good."

"Give credit to our offense they scored a lot of runs tonightand we battled and came up with a big win," Kendrick said.

After three strong starts Kendrick is making a strong case forsecuring a spot in a Phillies rotation that has been depleted oflate by the injuries to Jon Lieber and Freddy Garcia.

"I would love to be (in the rotation permanently), but I can notthink like that," Kendrick said. "One day at a time, one startat a time. Just take it day by day."

Fellow rookie hurler Homer Bailey (2-1) was not as fortunate.Making just his fourth start for the Reds, Bailey allowed sixhits and six earned runs over 1 2/3 innings in suffering hisfirst loss of the season.

"One of those days every player has had," Bailey said. "You'regonna have good ones just as much as you're gonna have bad ones.You try to learn from it and move on."

"There's going to be ups and downs of any rookie and tonight hejust didn't have it," Reds manager Jerry Narron said. "Tried toget him through the second inning there and just wasn't able todo it. It's all gonna be a learning experience for him. (He)just needs to come out, throw some strikes and locate the ballbetter than he did tonight."

Trailing 1-0 following a sacrifice fly in the first inning byAdam Dunn, the Phillies scored seven consecutive runs over thenext three innings.

Ryan Howard connected on his 17th home run of the season, atwo-run shot in the first that plated Jimmy Rollins, to give thePhillies a 2-1 lead. Shane Victorino, Greg Dobbs and Ruiz ledoff the second with three straight singles with Ruiz's scoringVictorino.

Kendrick walked to load the bases with Rollins grounding into adouble play that plated Dobbs. Michael Bourn walked to putrunners at first and third. The speedy left fielder theninitiated a double-steal, swiping second with Ruiz breaking onthe throw and taking home.

It was the first time a Phillies catcher had stolen home sinceBo Diaz accomplished the feat in 1982.

"Smitty (3B coach Steve Smith) said he told Chooch (Ruiz) tomake sure the ball went through and that was all he said to him,then he looked up and saw Chooch took off and he hollared 'no,no' but Chooch made it," Manuel said on the double steal.

"I read the catcher very good,"Ruiz said of the steal.

Chase Utley, who hit a solo homer in the seventh, then drove inBourn with a RBI single to make it 6-1. Victorino, who scoredthree runs, extended the lead to 7-1 with a solo homer off ofreliever Mike Gosling in the third.

Josh Hamilton opened the fourth inning with a solo home run, his12th of the season, to cut the lead to 7-2.

The Phillies, however, answered with three more in the bottomhalf of the inning with the big blow being a three-run doubleoff the bat of Ruiz.

"(Ruiz) has a lot of power for a little guy," Manuel said."Tonight he showed a real quick bat and tonight his hittinghelped us win the game."

The Reds scored two more in the fifth. Scott Hatteberg openedthe frame with a double to right-center. After moving to thirdon a groundout, he scored on a sacrifice fly by Ken Griffey, Jr.Dunn then connected on his 21st home run of the season.

After a lead-off walk to pinch-hitter Norris Hopper, Kendrickwas relieved by Mike Zagurski. Zagurski tossed two scorelessinnings before giving way to Geoff Geary, who pitched a perfectninth.