Raul Ibanez shines as Philadelphia Phillies humiliate Cincinnati Reds, 10-3 – MLB Update
Philadelphia Phillies’ left fielder, Raul Ibanez was outstanding with his bat as he went 2-for-4 and hit two RBIs in the Phillies’ 10-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, on May 23.
Ibanez said of his game, “It's definitely nice to score together as a group. Hopefully it helps us build momentum. It's great to see (Utley) out there, to have him back in the lineup. He's a huge part of our team. We definitely missed him.”
The Phillies were on top from the very first inning as they added two runs. Placido Polanco hit a one-run homer (369 feet) towards the left-field and Jimmy Rollins put second run on the score-board. The second inning passed away without score for both teams.
The Phillies extended their lead to 9-0 at the end of third inning as the batters were dominated on the pitchers and posted seven runs during the third inning.
Chase Utley joined the Phillies’ roster after a long span. However, in this game, he was not able to display his abilities and went 0-for-5. Utley said, “I put in a lot of hard work to get to this point. I'm just happy to be out there.”
Rollins homered (371 feet) to right-field in the third inning. It was considered his third homer of the current season. Polanco, Ryan Howard, Ibanez, Carlos Ruiz, John Mayberry Jr. and Cole Hamels each singled during the third inning to complete a seven-run
campaign.
The Reds opened their scoring account in the fourth inning by adding three runs. Brandon Phillips and Scott Rolen scored two runs while Jay Bruce struck a solo homer (360 feet) to right-field. For the Phillies, Ibanez also homered (416 feet) towards centre-field
during the fourth inning. The score-card moved to 10-3 after the fourth inning. The pitchers raised the momentum of their teams by not giving a run in the last five innings.
The Phillies’ Manager Charlie Manuel was content with the performance of the batters. Speaking to reporters, he said, “I don't know if it was his presence or not, but somebody did something right so we'll give him credit.”
Cole Hamels was economical with his pitches as he threw six innings with an ERA of 3.06 and allowed three runs on five hits. Hamels had four strike-outs and permitted two walks from his 102 pitches.
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