Philadelphia Phillies tie club record with 10-run first inning against Cincinnati
Associated Press
07/06/09 8:40 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies tied a franchise record with 10 runs in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
Chase Utley hit a three-run homer and Shane Victorino and Greg Dobbs each had two-run shots in the inning. Pitcher Cole Hamels chipped in with a two-run double.
Red starter Johnny Cueto retired just two batters, allowing nine runs and five hits. It was the shortest outing in the right-hander's two-year career, and his ERA rose from 2.69 to 3.45.
Jimmy Rollins led off with a walk. Victorino followed with a liner into the right-field seats. Cueto struck out Utley and retired Ryan Howard, but the next eight batters reached.
Jayson Werth singled and Dobbs drove one out to right. Cueto then hit Pedro Feliz and walked Carlos Ruiz before Hamels ripped a double down the right-field line. Rollins then doubled to left-center, scoring Hamels for a 7-0 lead.
Cueto left after he walked Victorino. Daniel Ray Herrera came in to face Utley, who hit a towering drive to right-center to make it 10-0.
It was the fourth time the Phillies scored 10 runs in the first inning. They previously did it June 2, 2002, against the Montreal Expos.
