The Reds got 10 hits and four runs off Cliff Lee but Lee had two hits and drove in three runs himself.
To compound the Reds woes, they may have lost another pitcher to injury. Homer Bailey allowed a three-run home run to Raul Ibanez in the third inning. He left with spasms in his shoulder. Bailey had just returned on May 5 from a shoulder impingement.
Jay Bruce extended his National League home run lead with his 14th home run, a two-run blast off lefty Lee that tied the game at 4-4.
Darryl Thompson, called up for emergency, was pressed into immediate duty. He pitched a clean fifth but walks got him in trouble in the sixth. The Phillies loaded the bases with Lee's spot in the order coming up.
Lee hit a ball over Drew Stubbs head that bounced over the center field fence for a ground rule double to score, two runs. He added an RBI single in the seventh. Lee's three RBI was one more than his career total coming into the game. His last RBI was in 2009.
The loss was the sixth in seven games on the road trip. They have lost nine of the last 10 and dropped to four games behind the hated St. Louis Cardinals.
The Reds managed one win in the four-game series but in the division championship series last season the Reds were swept in a four-game series just before the all-star break and rebounded.
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About Me
- Gary Schatz
- I am a freelance writer. I've covered the Cincinnati Reds, Bengals and others since 1992. I have a background in sales as well. I've sold consumer electronics, advertising and consumer package goods for companies ranging from the now defunct Circuit City to Procter&Gamble. I have worked as a stats operator for Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati, the College of Mount St. Joe and Colerain High School.
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