Michael Lorenzen makes his entry, the notches win for the Reds

CINCINNATI – As pitcher, Michael Lorenzen dropped the Phillies' longest run of the season and blew up what was, at the time, a slight lead. But as a batter, he started his own circuit, sealing an 8-5 Reds victory over the Phillies on a delusional offense.

CINCINNATI – As a pitcher, Michael Lorenzen abandoned the Phillies' longest run of the night and blew up what was, at the time, a slight lead. But as a batter, he started his own circuit, sealing an 8-5 Reds win over the Phillies on a zany offensive night at the Great American Ball Park on Wednesday.

Lorenzen gave Jay Bruce, the seventh, a monstrous solo stroke, 426 feet from the base, equalizing the game at age 5. uncomfortable lead of one point in a three-point advantage.

• The score of the box

It was Lorenzen's first circuit of the season, but it was probably not the first time an enemy pitcher knew that his home exploits were a possibility. He had six career circuits entering his match in the eighth.

• Competition The arm that hammers

Lorenzen is the first player to win, hit a track and play on the field in the same game as the Yankees Babe Ruth June 13, 1921.

Several players who did not start the game between the Reds and Phillies eventually took into account the final score. Before the Lorenzen match, the most powerful was José Iglesias, whose decisive circuit off Jose Alvarez in the seventh inning gave the Reds 6-5 the advantage.