Phillies Reds Play Long Ball But Mostly Phillies

Tyler Mahle was four batters into the first inning when he took over the National League lead for home runs allowed. 

The Philadelphia Phillies, Rhys Hoskins, who was in the Home Run Derby at the All-Star game, blasted his 19th home run of the season, one out into the game.   Odubel Herrera reached first on an infield single and scored on Carlos Santana's 16th home   That was the 21st allowed by Mahle this season, one more than teammate Sal Romano and Atlanta's Julio Teheran.

"I'm missing spots," Mahle said  "It happened so fast.  I didn't go to my breaking ball soon enough. When I did I got swings and misses but they were sitting on the fastball."

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The Reds fought back but Philadelphia expanded the lead in an 9-4 win, their fourth in as many tries over the Reds.  The Reds were swept Aptil 9 - 11, part of the Reds eight-game losing streak.

"He (Mahle) must have been missing his spots and the Phillies weren't letting him get away with it," Jim Riggleman said.  "Tonight he just didn't have it."

The Reds answered against starter Ranger Suarez making his first Major League start.  Scooter Gennett singled sharply to left.  Eugenio Suarez hit a 3-0 pitch into the left field stands for his 23rd home run of the season which extended his NL lead in RBI with 78.  It was the fourth straight game Suarez homered.  The last Reds' player to homer in four straight games was Chris Stynes in 2000.

Mahle gave up Cesar Hernandez to lead off the second inning.  That ended his night.  Michael Lorenzen took over.  Nick Williams hit his 13th home run to give the Phillies a two-run lead.

Ranger Suarez walked Eugenio Suarez in the fourth.  Tucker Barnhart's seventh home run tied the game.

Lorenzen surrendered Maikel Franco's 26th home run in the fifth.

"That's the challenge with the six-man rotation," Riggleman said. "If you get a couple starts like that, you are short in the bullpen.  I was questioning whether to send him back out in the second inning.  When they got the hit, Lorenzen was ready.  He could swing the bat for us as well.  Lorenzen did a nice job. He gave us four good innings."

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Austin Brice gave up Hoskin's second home run of the game and 20th of the season with two outs in the sixth inning.  Franco's second home run of the game put the Phillies up 7-4.  It was the fourth time in his career, that he hit two home runs in a game.  He hit two on Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

"Franco came up as a good young hitter.  He lost his way for awhile but he's back  Every time he comes up he's getting after it," Riggleman said.




Philadelphia added an eighth run against Kyle Crocket without the use of a home run.  Catcher Jorge Alfaro doubled to lead off the eighth.  Hernandez singled to right with one out.  Alfaro scored but Adam Duvall threw out Hernandez when the latter over slid second base.

The Reds put runners on second and third with one out in the eighth but Tommy Hunter struck out Suarez and got Duval to hit into a force play.

Nick Williams hit his second home run of the game in the ninth inning off  Crocket.

The seven home runs was the most hit by the Phillies in a game this season and ties a franchise record set in 1998. It is the most home runs allowed by the Reds this season and ties a franchise record for the sixth time.   Reds' pitching lead the National League with 154 home runs.  The New York Mets are second with 124.

The Phillies had 18 hits, 10 for extra bases.