PHILADELPHIA .- The Dominican Wilson Valdez, who regularly serves as an infielder, ended up as the winning pitcher early Thursday, When the Philadelphia Phillies needed 19 innings to beat the by 5-4 to the Cincinnati Reds. An audience declined at Citizens Bank Park saw Raul Ibanez hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to determine the longest match of the season in the majors, which ended after 6 hours and 11 minutes to 1 : 19 am.
Valdez threw the 19th inning without allowing hits in his first outing on the mound as a pitcher in the majors. Phillies fans standing ovation when he switched from second base to middle.
The first batter he faced Valdez was Joey Votto, and the current MVP of the National League hit a homer deep to center that was out.
Valdez became the first player from another position to be the winning pitcher from the catcher Brent Mayne Colorado did in 2000.
For the Reds the 7-1 Ramon Hernandez and Miguel Cairo 1-1 with a run scored. Edgar Renteria 6-2.
the Phillies for Placido Polanco 8-1, 6-3, Wilson Valdez, and Michael Martinez 4-0. Carlos Ruiz's 7-1 with a run scored. Danys Baez 1-0.
By Robert JG
From: Diario Libre
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