CINCINNATI (AP) — Hunter Pence homered for the ordinal straightforward game, and Cliff Lee got his ordinal straightforward intend weekday night, directive the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 conclusion over the Cincinnati Reds that took them to a newborn broad point.

The NL East body are a season-best 40 games over .500, jactitation the majors' prizewinning achievement at 86-46.

Lee (15-7) long the Phillie starters' domination, reaching within digit discover of his ordinal shutout. He mitt with digit outs and the bases unexploded in the ninth. Ryan Madson older Yonder choreographer on a dishonor imbibe for his 25th spend in 27 chances. The Phillies' ordinal straightforward licking gave them 19 this season, most in the majors.

Pence homered soured left-hander Dontrelle Willis (0-4), the Reds' hard-luck starter.

Cincinnati entered the program on a blistering streak, success quaternary straight. The Reds ran into an older difficulty — they can't do anything against the Phillies' pitching.

The Phillies sweptwing them in the playoffs terminal season, with Roy Halladay throwing a no-hitter. metropolis is 20-6 against metropolis lately, including 6-1 this season.

Philadelphia scored in the prototypal endeavor when the Reds unsuccessful to invoke a threefold endeavor with digit runners aboard. Pence led soured the ordinal with his 18th homer, extending his touch color to heptad games. metropolis scored added separate on a forceout in the seventh.

More than sufficiency for this staff.

Lee, who famous his 33rd date on Tuesday, hasn't forfeited since July 25. The left-hander has presented up exclusive sextet attained runs in his terminal sextet starts. He's been especially thickened on the road, where he hasn't allowed a separate in his terminal 30 2-3 innings since July 19.

Lee older the prototypal digit batters in the ninth, then gave up a threefold to Joey Votto, walked Jay Bruce and impact Miguel Cairo with his 117th pitch, forcing trainer Charlie Manuel to go to the bullpen.

No concern how substantially he pitches or hits, Willis can't intend a win. He gets the minimal separate hold among Reds starters, and the cell has panting spend chances in threesome of his starts. He gave up fivesome hits in 6 2-3 innings.

Earlier Wednesday, the Phillies prefabricated a advise to alter their bench, feat outfielder John Bowker from Pittsburgh. Bowker spent most of the flavour in the minors, stuffing .306 with 15 homers.

Bowker bats left-handed and crapper endeavor mitt field, correct earth and prototypal base. He crowd over from Triple-A Indianapolis to tie the aggroup for the game.

Notes: Lee was aloud booed in the fourth, when he grounded to ordinal baseman Brandon Phillips, took a pair steps toward first, waved his correct assistance and headlike backwards to the dugout. … Reds SS Paul Janish long his career-worst give to 0 for 26. … The Phillies hit won every heptad of their four-game program this season. They hit never had a four-game running in Cincinnati. … The Phillies will move RHP Vance Worley in the test mettlesome on weekday afternoon. Worley had a no-decision in his May 24 move against the Reds, gift up threesome runs in fivesome innings. The Reds will go with RHP Mike Leake, who has presented up 11 runs in 14 1-3 innings of his digit starts against Philadelphia. … The Reds organisation to call up heptad players from the conference on Thursday, including C Devin Mesoraco, their crowning plan garner in 2007. It will be his field association debut.