Phillies' bats erupt in 10-3 win over Reds
With Chase Utley back in the lineup, the Phillies' bats roared to life in a 10-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park.
With Chase Utley back in the lineup, the Phillies' bats roared to life in a 10-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies got 14 hits in the game, and scored seven of their runs in the third inning. Every Phillies player in the starting lineup except Utley got at least one hit. Carlos Ruiz had three hits, while Jimmy Rollins, Placido Polanco, Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez had two hits each.
Ibanez and Rollins both hit home runs, with Rollins' three-run blast capping off the third inning.
Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels got the win, allowing three runs on five hits and striking out four batters in six innings.
The crowd of 45,841 was the largest for a regular-season game in the history of Citizens Bank Park.