PHILLIES NEWS

After a solid win yesterday the Phils continued their 4 game set with the Reds early this afternoon. Adam Eaton got his first start of the season and actually pitched pretty well, allowing just 3 runs on 6 hits in 7 and 2/3rds innings of work. Unfortunately, Cincinnati's Aaron Harang was equally up to the task, allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings of work, as the Phils wasted the rare solid effort by Eaton. In the bottom of the first inning, Corey Patterson walked, stole second, and scored on a sac fly for a 1-0 Reds lead. In the bottom of the second, Adam Dunn singled and scored on a Scott Hatteberg single for a 2-0 Reds lead. The Phils began to rally back in the top of the 3rd, as Chase Utley slapped a 2 out double to score Shane Victorino and cut the Red's lead to 2-1. In the top of the 6th inning, Pat Burrell crushed a one out double to score Utley with the tying run, but unfortunately, after Geoff Jenkins walked to load the bases the Phils wasted the golden opportunity for more runs, as Greg Dobbs struck out and Chris Coste hit a weak pop up. In the top of the 8th inning Ryan Howard blasted a solo homer, his first of the season, to give the Phils a 3-2 lead. Unfortunately, in the bottom of the inning after two quick outs Corey Patterson struck again off Eaton with a solo homer of his own to tie it at 3 and chase Eaton from the game. Finally, in the bottom of the 9th Chad Durbin struggled to throw strikes and with one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Paul Bako dribbled a slow ground ball that Jimmy Rollins couldn't handle, allowing the winning run to score for the Reds, and capping off a 4-3 win. So the Phils drop to 2-3 overall, as the dog days of April continue.