Official Site of the Reds · Apr 6, 2017
Lorenzen, Duvall HRs lift Reds over Phils
Adam Duvall golfs one deep over the left-field wall for a two-run home run, extending the Reds' lead to 7-4 in the bottom of the 7th inningCINCINNATI -- Short on bench players, the Reds turned to a reliever for a big hit. Michael Lorenzen delivered a pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the sixth inning for the go-ahead run during a 7-4 victory over the Phillies on Thursday. Cincinnati claimed two of three games in the season's first series.
It was a 4-4 game in the sixth when Lorenzen lifted Adam Morgan's 3-1 pitch towards the batters' eye in center field for the second homer of his career. Adam Duvall's two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh gave Cincinnati some breathing room.