Reds 6, Phillies 4
PHILADELPHIA -- Brandon Phillips went 3-for-5 and drove in two runs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Thursday night, snapping a nine-game road losing streak.
Center fielder Billy Hamilton added a two-run single for the Reds, who salvaged the final game of a three-game series. Cincinnati, which last lost 10 straight away from home in 1998, has won four of six in all.
Center fielder Ben Revere went 3-for-4, drove in a run and scored a run for the Phillies, who have dropped eight of 10.
Philadelphia was seeking its first series sweep of the Reds since 2011 and its first at home since 2010. The Phillies erased deficits of 4-1 and 4-0 to win the first two games of the series, both by 5-4 scores and the second in 11 innings.
Philadelphia, trailing 6-2 in the series finale, scored twice in the bottom of the eighth on Revere's double and a sacrifice fly by second baseman Chase Utley to make it 6-4.
Cincinnati closer Aroldis Chapman, who surrendered a game-tying, three-run homer to Phillies rookie third baseman Maikel Franco in the ninth on Wednesday, pitched a perfect ninth for his 10th save, striking out Franco and left fielder Cody Asche on 102 mph fastballs and shortstop Freddy Galvis on a 90 mph changeup.
Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani (4-4) went seven innings for the victory, yielding four runs and six hits while walking two. He did not strike out a batter.
Philadelphia starter Aaron Harang (4-6) dropped his third straight, going a season-low 5 2/3 innings against his former team and allowing a season-high six runs (five earned) and six hits while walking a season-high five. He struck out one.
Phillips opened the game with a single and scored one out later on a double by third baseman Todd Frazier, but the Phillies scored twice in the bottom of the first to go in front.
Revere led off with a triple off the glove of right fielder Jay Bruce, then scored on a bouncer by right fielder Jeff Francoeur. Utley doubled and scored on a double by Franco.
Cincinnati claimed a 3-2 lead in the fifth. Phillips doubled home the first of the inning's two runs. Then with one out and the bases loaded, Galvis fielded Frazier's grounder and threw to catcher Carlos Ruiz for an apparent forceout on DeSclafani.
Reds manager Bryan Price challenged the call, claiming Ruiz blocked the plate in violation of the home-plate collision rule -- and that Ruiz tagged DeSclafani, even though he only needed to step on the plate for the out. After a four-minute, 35-second replay review, it was determined that Ruiz was in violation of the rule, giving the Reds the go-ahead run.
The Reds scored three times in the sixth, making it 6-2. Hamilton had his two-run single in the inning and Phillips drove in another run with a single of his own.
NOTES: There was still a buzz in the Phillies' clubhouse before the game over consecutive come-from-behind, 5-4 victories over the Reds, both of which featured tying homers in the late innings by rookie Maikel Franco. "Maikel just has an aura about him of having confidence, feeling comfortable, and I've sensed that really from the get-go of his first big-league camp two years ago," manager Ryne Sandberg said. "I think that goes a long way with him coming up big the last couple games in those moments that we haven't come up big (this season)." ... Philadelphia RHP Chad Billingsley, on the disabled list since May 16 with a strained right shoulder, continues to play catch on the side. He extended the distance to 90 feet on Wednesday. If he continues to progress, he will throw a bullpen session Tuesday in Cincinnati. ... Reds manager Bryan Price has been added to the National League coaching staff for next month's All-Star Game, MLB.com reported. The team will be managed by San Francisco's Bruce Bochy.