Day after 19-inning marathon, Lee, Phillies have too much for Reds 10-4

Day after 19-inning marathon, Lee, Phillies have too much for Reds 10-4 - PHILADELPHIA — 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.

Raul Ibanez hit a three-run homer for the Phillies, who took three of four from the Reds.

Both teams were playing with little rest following Wednesday's 19-inning marathon ended at 1:19 a.m., after 6 hours, 11 minutes and 600 total pitches.

Every Phillie had at least one hit on Thursday, including Chase Utley, who is 2 for 14 since returning from the disabled list earlier this week.

The Phillies' offence gave Lee a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Ryan Howard doubled in Michael Martinez with two outs.

Howard was intentionally walked in the fourth inning with two outs and a runner on second, but Ibanez hit an 0-2 pitch for a home run. Ibanez is batting .361 (30 for 83) since snapping an 0-for-35 skid.

The Reds cut it to 4-2 in the fourth on Paul Janish's two-run single that scored Miguel Cairo and Jay Bruce.

Bruce tied the game with a two-run homer to right in the sixth inning. The shot was his National League-leading 14th of the season. Bruce has batted .486 with six homers and 14 RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak.

Reds starter Homer Bailey allowed four runs and five hits and a walk in four innings, and left the game with right shoulder spasms suffered during a fourth-inning at-bat.

Lee (4-4) threw 114 pitches in eight innings. But his biggest contributions came at the plate.

The Phillies loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth inning against Daryl Thompson (0-1), who had made his major league debut an inning earlier.Day after 19-inning marathon, Lee, Phillies have too much for Reds 10-4