The Phillies got past the Reds 5-4 in Philadelphia in the series lid lifter heard last night on WRBI. The Reds have now lost three straight. Graham Ashcraft took the loss in relief. His record dips to 1-1. Nick Lodolo started and went 5 2/3 innings. He gave up 3 hits and 3 runs (all earned), while walking 5, and striking out 3. Sal Stewart went 2 for 4 and clubbed his 11th home run of the season. The middle game of the series is tonight. Chase Burns takes his 5-1 record and 1.87 earned run average to the mound for the Reds. The Phillies will counter with lefthander Jesus Luzardo, who is 3-3 with a 5.07 ERA. Coverage begins at 6:10 on 103.9 FM.
Two-time Indianapolis 500 champ Josef Newgarden led Monday’s rain-shortened practice for the 110th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” by turning in the fastest lap at 226.198 miles per hour. But Monday at the Brickyard was rocked when Alexander Rossi hit the wall after spinning in Turn 2 just a few minutes into the session. Pato O’Ward and Romain Grosjean were caught up in the accident. Rossi was taken to a local medical facility and underwent successful outpatient procedures to repair minor injuries to a finger on his left hand and his right ankle. O’Ward and Grosjean were treated at the track hospital and released.
