Reds 5, Phillies 2
CINCINNATI -- Rookie Jon Moscot earned his first major-league victory and second baseman Ivan De Jesus hit a three-run homer, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.
Moscot (1-1) allowed two runs on six hits in six innings and catcher Brayan Pena tied a career high with four hits for Cincinnati (27-31), which swept the Phillies for the first time since 2013.
Cincinnati closer Aroldis Chapman notched his 12th save.
Catcher Cameron Rupp went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Philadelphia (22-39), which was swept for the third time in five series and fourth time this season.
Moscot, making his second major-league start, got some defensive help in the first when third baseman Todd Frazier lunged over the Phillies' dugout railing to catch center fielder Odubel Herrera's foul pop.
The 23-year-old Moscot needed just 13 pitches to get through the first, 24 fewer than in the first inning of his debut on Friday.
Cincinnati's already thin roster got thinner when shortstop Zack Cozart left after injuring his knee trying to beat out a grounder in the first inning.
But, the Reds' mood improved when Pena delivered an RBI single and De Jesus hit the three-run homer to left, putting them ahead 4-0.
It was the second career homer for De Jesus, both of which have come in this series.
Phillies right-hander Jerome Williams (3-6) allowed four earned runs and nine hits in six innings.
Philadelphia scratched across runs in the second and fourth innings on a pair of RBI hits by Rupp.
Moscot needed 84 pitches to get through five innings, including just 11 in the fifth. He recorded his first career hit with an infield single in the sixth.
Cincinnati added to its lead when Frazier doubled and scored on Pena's two-out single, making the score 5-2 in the seventh.
NOTES: Reds SS Zack Cozart left the game with an apparent left leg injury after lunging to beat out a ground ball in the first inning. ... Cincinnati's infield already was thin with 2B Brandon Phillips out of the lineup after straining his left groin while sliding into third base Tuesday. ... Reds CF Billy Hamilton also was out Wednesday. He aggravated a nagging left wrist injury sliding into home in the first inning Monday night. ... On Tuesday, Aaron Harang walked the first two batters to start a game for the first time in his 14-year career, according to Elias Sports Bureau. ... Philadelphia's 7-23 road record is its worst through 30 games since 1941.