Lee, Phillies Too Much For Reds 10-4
Cliff Lee drove in three runs and worked eight effective innings, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 10-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.
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Cliff Lee drove in three runs and worked eight effective innings, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 10-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.
After Charlie Manuel used nine pitchers, Wilson Valdez took the mound in the 19th and picked up the win when Raul Ibanez hit a sac fly to drive in the winning run.
The 24-year-old slugger out of the University of Mississippi was a ninth-round selection of the Phillies in the 2008 draft, and he has steadily moved up the minor league ladder.
Jay Bruce hit a tiebreaking, three-run double in the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 Tuesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
Jimmy Rollins, Placido Polanco and Raul Ibanez homered to back Cole Hamels, and the Philadelphia Phillies handed the Cincinnati Reds their sixth straight loss, 10-3 on Monday night.
KYW's Matt Leon traveled out to Reading recently and sat down with the R-Phils' manager, Mark Parent, to talk about the progress of some of the names that Phillies fans have heard a lot about.
An imposing figure at 6'5", Rizzotti is hitting a lusty .351 this season with 8 home runs and 30 RBI.
Phillies second baseman Chase Utley will be activated off the 15-day disabled list before Monday's game against Cincinnati.
The Phillies will place right-hander Joe Blanton on the disabled list and will recall righty Vance Worley before Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds.
Matt Harrison took a five-hitter into the ninth inning and helped the Texas Rangers avoid a three-game sweep with a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Cliff Lee threw eight dominant innings against the team he led to the World Series last year, Ryan Howard hit a solo homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Texas Rangers 2-0 Saturday night.
Ben Francisco and Raul Ibanez homered, and Roy Halladay threw eight strong innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
The Phillies have placed centerfielder Shane Victorino on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain.
Ruben Amaro Jr., the Phillies' general manager, was a guest this morning on KYW Newsradio, the day after the Phillies lost for the fifth time in six games: 7-1, to the Rockies.
He spent the last several years overcoming a roster's worth of injury problems to get back to the big leagues with the Phillies.
