Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Dan Bellino, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Brian Gorman
Attendance: 45706

Raul Ibanez ended the longest game in the history of Citizens Bank Park when his sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the 19th inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-4 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.

Second baseman Wilson Valdez (1-0), who had never pitched professionally at any level, moved to the mound for the top of the 19th and tossed a scoreless frame. By doing so, he became the first position player since Brent Mayne of the Colorado Rockies (2000) to secure a win as a pitcher.

The game lasted 6 hours and 11 minutes.

Carlos Fisher (0-1) was in his sixth inning of relief in the 19th when he lost his command, allowing a leadoff single to Jimmy Rollins and then walking Domonic Brown. Placido Polanco advanced the runners with a bunt and Ryan Howard was intentionally walked in front of Ibanez, who lifted a deep fly to center field to plate Rollins from third.

Jay Bruce had given the Reds a 4-3 lead with his 13th homer in the top of the 10th, but Howard responded in the bottom of the frame with a blast of his own to keep the game going.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cincinnati   Philadelphia
Travis Wood Player Roy Halladay
No Decision W/L No Decision
6.0 IP 7.0
2 Strikeouts 6
6 Hits 11
4.50 ERA 3.86
Hitting
Cincinnati   Philadelphia
Jay Bruce Player Wilson Valdez
3 Hits 3
3 RBI 0
1 HR 0
6 TB 4
.375 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Cincinnati 15 1 19 .214 31 16 4 5 3 1
Philadelphia 13 2 23 .200 28 11 5 8 0 1