Reds Beat Phillies 1-0 In Suspended Game

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jay Bruce singled with the bases loaded in the bottom of ninth inning on Wednesday, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a strange 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in a game suspended overnight because of rain.

The game resumed with several hundred fans in the stands for the bottom of the ninth. Bruce's single off Phillippe Aumont (1-2) came only 9 minutes and 19 pitches after it resumed.

The game was suspended at 11:32 p.m. on Tuesday night after heavy rain moved in as warmed up to face Zack Cozart to start the bottom of the ninth. Eighteen hours later, Cozart finally got his chance and singled.

Joey Votto followed with a walk from Aumont. Center Fielder Ben Revere made a long run before dropping Brandon Phillips'soft fly ball for an error that loaded the bases with none out.

Up came Bruce, who lined the first pitch to right field to drive in the only run needed — an unearned run at that.

Reds closer Aroldis Chapman (2-0) pitched the top of the ninth, fanning two of the three batters he faced to keep it scoreless. Sam LeCure was warming up in the Reds bullpen when the game resumed.

The Phillies didn't even get a chance to take a swing after the game resumed. They didn't do much of anything before the rain on Tuesday night, managing only two runners — on a pair of singles. Philadelphia finished with as many hits as the game had national anthem performances — two each.

At that point, neither team had done much of anything on offense, a recent theme for the Phillies.

The Phillies managed only those two singles off starter Homer Bailey, who matched his career high with 10 strikeouts in eight innings. Cincinnati had only two singles off Kyle Kendrick, who went seven innings.

The Phillies had 18 hours to think about their latest failings on offense. Philadelphia has scored three or fewer runs in each of its five games on a trip so far, wasting a lot of good pitching. Phillies starters have thrown at least six innings while allowing two earned runs or less in each of the last seven games.

The Reds allowed fans who had tickets to Tuesday night's suspended game to come back for a rather unusual finish.

There were several hundred fans in the stands when clubhouse assistant Josh Stewart sang the national anthem — the second one of the game. The public address announcer went over the lineups — again. Umpire Wally Bell was back behind the plate when the game resumed with Aumont throwing a fastball that Cozart fouled back.

It was the Phillies' first suspended game since Game 5 of the 2008 World Series, when rain halted their matchup against Tampa Bay in the sixth inning. The only suspended game in World Series history wasn't resumed for two days. Pedro Feliz's single set up a 4-3 win that clinched the Phillies' first World Series title in 28 years.

The Reds' last suspended game was in 2004 against Houston, a game that was halted in the top of the 11th inning by rain. Cincinnati won it in 13 innings on Jason LaRue's double.

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