Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
79°
Umpires:
Home -
Tony Randazzo, 1B -
Dan Bellino, 2B -
Larry Vanover, 3B -
Brian Gorman
Attendance:
45706
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Raul Ibanez ended the longest game in the history of Citizens Bank Park when his sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the 19th inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-4 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
Second baseman Wilson Valdez (1-0), who had never pitched professionally at any level, moved to the mound for the top of the 19th and tossed a scoreless frame. By doing so, he became the first position player since Brent Mayne of the Colorado Rockies (2000) to secure a win as a pitcher.
The game lasted 6 hours and 11 minutes.
Carlos Fisher (0-1) was in his sixth inning of relief in the 19th when he lost his command, allowing a leadoff single to Jimmy Rollins and then walking Domonic Brown. Placido Polanco advanced the runners with a bunt and Ryan Howard was intentionally walked in front of Ibanez, who lifted a deep fly to center field to plate Rollins from third.
Jay Bruce had given the Reds a 4-3 lead with his 13th homer in the top of the 10th, but Howard responded in the bottom of the frame with a blast of his own to keep the game going.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cincinnati |
|
Philadelphia |
Travis Wood
|
Player |
Roy Halladay
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
6.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
2 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
6 |
Hits |
11 |
4.50 |
ERA |
3.86 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Cincinnati
|
15 |
1 |
19 |
.214 |
31 |
16 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
Philadelphia
|
13 |
2 |
23 |
.200 |
28 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
1 |