Phillies Beat Reds 5-4 on Bryson Stott Two-Out Homer

Bryson Stott hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park. The win extended Philadelphia's winning streak to five games.

The Phillies, now 25-23, have won eight of their last nine contests and moved two games over .500 for the first time this season. They improved their record to 16-4 under interim manager Don Mattingly, who took over last month.

The game-winning hit came after the Reds had briefly taken the lead in the top of the eighth. Spencer Steer delivered a two-out, RBI double off Phillies reliever José Alvarado to put Cincinnati ahead 4-3. Orion Kerkering finished the inning for Alvarado and was credited with the win.

In the bottom half of the frame, Alec Bohm led off with a single against Reds reliever Graham Ashcraft. After two outs were recorded, Stott, batting in a shuffled lineup after MLB home run leader Kyle Schwarber was scratched due to illness, connected on an 0-1 slider for his fifth home run of the season, all coming in May. Ashcraft took the loss. Jhoan Duran then worked a perfect ninth inning for his eighth save.