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CINCINNATI (AP) -- With the game on the line, Dante Bichette and
Ken Griffey Jr. were double trouble for the Cincinnati Reds.
Bichette's fielding error let in Philadelphia's go-ahead run in
the top of the ninth and Griffey was doubled up at first base on
Bichette's foul pop for the final out of the Phillies' 5-4 victory
Tuesday night.
"We got a break and we came out with a victory," said first
baseman Travis Lee, who caught the foul ball that started the last
of the Phillies' season-high four double plays.
Bobby Abreu and Scott Rolen hit two-run homers as the Phillies
overcame Alex Ochoa's first-inning grand slam, the record-setting
142nd in the majors this season.
The Reds' sloppy play in the ninth let the Phillies pull out
only their second victory in nine games.
"Games like that shouldn't get away," Reds manager Jack
McKeon said. "We've gotten too many leads and not held them. We
have to hold them."
Larry Luebbers (0-2) put the Phillies in position to win it by
giving up Pat Burrell's single leading off the ninth. Marlon
Anderson was safe at first on a sacrifice attempt when third
baseman Chris Stynes double-clutched and threw too late to get him.
After a sacrifice by Tomas Perez, a hard-charging Bichette
dropped Kevin Jordan's shallow fly to right, letting in an unearned
run. Bichette also hit into three of Cincinnati's four double
plays.
"I don't think I ever had it in my glove, and I juggled it a
little bit," said Bichette, who also let in Pittsburgh's
game-turning run with an eighth-inning error Friday. "I ran as
hard as I could after it, but I just couldn't haul it in."
Vicente Padilla (3-3) pitched two perfect innings and Jeff
Brantley got three outs for his 19th save in 23 chances -- with an
assist from Griffey.
Griffey, who wasn't feeling well, slept in the trainer's room
during batting practice, but was in the lineup and went 2-for-4,
extending his hitting streak to eight games.
The second hit was a one-out single in the ninth that brought up
Bichette. Griffey was running on a full-count pitch that Bichette
hit softly into foul territory near the Reds' dugout.
Lee caught it and heard teammates yelling. He looked and saw
Griffey still far from first, then lobbed the ball over for a
game-ending double play.
"He didn't get a huge jump at all," Lee said. "He must not
have looked in (to see where the ball was hit)."
Maybe Griffey was taken in by Perez, the shortstop who acted
like it was a hit to confuse him and keep him from reversing
course.
"I tried to fake something, like it was a base hit," Perez
said. "I don't know if he saw me."
Griffey left the clubhouse as soon as it opened to reporters,
leaving without explanation.
The Reds went up 4-0 in the first on their second grand slam in
two games.
Griffey singled with two outs to start the rally. Bruce Chen
then walked Bichette and Dmitri Young, who hit an upper-deck homer
in the third inning Monday night.
Ochoa, hitless in his last 14 at-bats, connected on an 0-2 pitch
for his first career grand slam. The Reds hadn't hit slams in
consecutive games since May 4-5, 1996, when Eric Davis had a pair
in San Francisco.
Ochoa was unaware his slam set the record.
"That was my first grand slam so that's special, and that makes
it even more special," Ochoa said. "But losing takes the fun out
of it."
The Phillies tied it with a pair of homers in the third, Rob
Bell's only bad inning out of seven.
Perez singled with one out for Philadelphia's first hit and
Abreu hit his 18th homer with two outs. Doug Glanville followed
with a double that extended his hitting streak to nine games, and
Rolen hit the first pitch for his 22nd homer, tying it at 4.
Bell gave up six hits in seven innings, four of them in the one
big inning. Chen lasted six innings, giving up only three more hits
after the Reds' four-run first.
The Phillies' four double plays gave them seven in two games. As
a result of the double plays, the Reds got six hits but didn't
leave a runner on base.
Rolen made four nice plays at third, including the game's best
in the second innings. He dove toward the line to grab Juan
Castro's grounder in the second and threw to first from his right
knee, making a one-hop through to get the out.
Game notes
Abreu batted leadoff for the third consecutive game and
went 1-for-4. Abreu, who had never batted first in his career, is
4-for-10 with six walks atop the order. ... The Phillies have
turned a double play in 11 of their last 12 games. ... Kasey
McKeon, son of the Reds manager, was promoted from scout/cross
checker to director of scouting. ... The Reds have five grand slams
this season -- two by Griffey, one each by Dante Bichette, Young and
Ochoa. ... Reliever Mark Wohlers, bothered by a sore stomach, had
tests at a hospital Tuesday that came back normal. ... RHP Osvaldo
Fernandez will have an MRI on his sore right shoulder Wednesday.
The initial diagnosis is tendinitis. ... C Eddie Taubensee,
disabled by a bulging disc in his back, will have another injection
Wednesday.
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