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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Philadelphia 10, Cincinnati 4
When: 1:05 PM ET, Thursday, May 26, 2011
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 45650

Cliff Lee is known for being clutch with his arm. On Thursday, the 32-year-old lefthander came through with his bat.

Lee belted a two-run ground-rule double to snap a tie in the sixth inning and added an RBI single as the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 10-4 home triumph over the Cincinnati Reds.

Raul Ibanez, who ended the 6-hour, 11-minute marathon in 19 innings on Wednesday, launched a three-run homer and Chase Utley capped the onslaught with his first blast of the season.

Michael Martinez drove in two as every member of the Phillies' starting lineup recorded at least one hit en route to the team's fifth win in seven outings.

Although he allowed a four-run lead to slip away, Lee (4-4) scattered 10 hits in eight innings to give the tired bullpen a bit of a rest. Jose Contreras, who was activated from the disabled list on Thursday, worked a flawless ninth to preserve the win.

Jay Bruce belted a two-run shot for his fourth homer in five games and Paul Janish added a two-run single for Cincinnati, which suffered its eighth loss in nine games.

Recalled from Double-A Carolina prior to the game, Daryl Thompson (0-1) permitted five runs on six hits in three innings to take the loss.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cincinnati   Philadelphia
Homer Bailey Player Cliff Lee
No Decision W/L Win
4.0 IP 8.0
2 Strikeouts 8
5 Hits 10
9.00 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Cincinnati   Philadelphia
Miguel Cairo Player Domonic Brown
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
5 TB 3
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Cincinnati 10 1 15 .278 13 9 4 1 0 0
Philadelphia 13 2 23 .361 17 3 10 6 0 0