PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WMDJ) — The Cincinnati Reds fell back to .500 on the season Monday night, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4.
The Phillies jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on sacrifice flies from Edmundo Sosa and Adolis García. Cincinnati answered in the second, with Tyler Stephenson driving in Sal Stewart on an RBI single before TJ Friedl brought home Nathaniel Lowe with a sacrifice fly.
Philadelphia moved back in front in the sixth on a solo home run by Alec Bohm, but Stewart tied the game in the seventh with his 11th homer of the season. Spencer Steer then gave the Reds a 4-3 lead in the eighth with an RBI double.
The lead did not hold. Bryson Stott hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth off Graham Ashcraft to put Philadelphia ahead for good.
Ashcraft took the loss, while Orion Kerkering earned the win and Jhoan Duran picked up the save.
The Reds are now 24-24. Game two of the three-game series is Tuesday in Philadelphia. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m., with pregame coverage starting at 6:10 p.m. on WMDJ FM 100.1.
