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<\/a>Cincinnati fell 10-3 at Philadelphia Monday night and extended its season-high losing streak to six games.\u00a0 The Reds have also dropped nine consecutive games at Citizens Bank Park, with their last win on July 7, 2009.\u00a0 \u201cWe just haven\u2019t played well against the Phillies in a long, long time,\u201d said Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo.\u00a0 \u201cThey find ways to beat us and tonight they beat us up real good.\u201d\u00a0 The club\u2019s losing streak is a sudden 180-degree turn from a recent stretch when they won five in a row and eight of nine games.\u00a0 Outfielder Jay Bruce is one of only a few players contributing at a high level recently, going 15 for 30 with four homers and nine RBIs over his last eight games.\u00a0 First baseman Joey Votto has been handcuffed against tonight\u2019s opponent, tallying one hit in his last 14 at-bats.\u00a0 Cincinnati is 3-1 this season after allowing 10 or more runs.<\/p>\n
Reds starting pitcher Johnny Cueto will be making just his fourth start of the season, bringing in a 2-1 record and 1.45 ERA.\u00a0 The right-hander picked up his first loss of the year last time out, dropping a 5-3 home contest to the Pirates, surrendering a season-high three earned runs and five hits over just five frames.\u00a0 Cueto has tallied a 17-20 record and 4.16 ERA in 50 career road starts, which is a bit different than his 17-13 mark at home.\u00a0 In four career starts versus the Phillies, he has posted a 1-2 record and 5.96 ERA, including a 1-0 mark and 1.20 ERA in two starts last year.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia is still just 11-10 in May with last night\u2019s victory after posting a franchise-best 18-8 record in April.\u00a0 The Phillies have outscored the Reds 48-25 during their nine-game home winning streak against them and showed off some pop in the order with shortstop Jimmy Rollins and third baseman Placido Polanco both hitting home runs.\u00a0 The return of star second baseman Chase Utley may have had something to do with last night\u2019s offensive performance, returning to the lineup for the first time in 47 games this season.\u00a0 \u201cI had some good swings, I had some bad swings,\u201d Utley stated.\u00a0 \u201cEvery else had some pretty good swings.\u201d\u00a0 The club\u2019s 14 hitters was the most since tallying 15 back on April 9.\u00a0 Philadelphia is 18-15 versus right-handed starters.<\/p>\n
Phillies starting pitcher Vance Worley is 2-0 with a 1.12 ERA in four appearances (two starts) this season and his last two outings have come out of the bullpen.\u00a0 The right-hander had made both of his starts this year at Citizens Bank Park, producing his 2-0 mark and 0.75 ERA, holding opponents to a .143 average.\u00a0 Worley has been very effective with his pitches this year, issuing just six walks and compiling 15 strikeouts in 16 innings.\u00a0 Tuesday night will be his first career appearance versus Cincinnati.<\/p>\n
Bettors will likely back the Phillies due to their 51-23 record in home games, while the Reds are 2-7 in Cueto\u2019s last nine starts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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