India homers as Reds beat Phillies 7-4

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jonathan India homered and scored three times, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Sunday.

India, one of the leading candidates for NL Rookie of the Year, drove Aaron Nola’s third pitch deep to left-center for his 15th homer. He also singled and scored on Shogo Akiyama’s two-run double in the third and singled and scored again on Tyler Naquin’s bases-loaded walk in the fifth.

“He sets the tone,” Cincinnati manager David Bell said.

Tyler Stephenson added a two-run homer for Cincinnati, which took two of three in the weekend series. Stephenson’s pinch-hit drive capped the Reds’ three-run eighth.

“Lot of big plays in that game,” Bell said. “It was a great team win.”

Bryce Harper drove in two runs and walked three times for Philadelphia, which lost for the fourth time in six games. Odubel Herrera had three hits.

The Phillies dropped into second place in the NL East, a game behind the Atlanta Braves.

“We have a long ways to go,” Harper said. “Just have to keep going, keep plugging along.”

Lucas Sims (5-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win, and Mychal Givens got four outs for his third save.

Nola (7-7) was charged with four runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked three.

“He struggled putting guys away,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said. “It’s execution, that’s all.”

Cincinnati had a chance to blow the game open in the fourth, but Nola escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam thanks to a stellar diving stop by shortstop Didi Gregorius that led to an inning-ending double play.

Harper’s base-loaded walk and Gregorius’ sacrifice fly got the Phillies within one in the fifth. But the Reds put it away with...

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