April 26, 1976 at Veteran’s Stadium 

Phillies 10, Reds 9  (8-6)

The Phillies edged the Reds in a game that saw the two teams combine for 19 runs and 29 hits.  The Phillies jumped out to a 6-1 lead and saw it disappear when the Reds scored five runs in the sixth.  The Reds added three in the seventh to take a two run lead, but the Phillies tied it up in the bottom of the seventh, then scored a single run to take the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth.

Pete Rose went four for six with four RBIs and Youngblood went four for five with tw runs.  George Foster his his second homerun of the season and Bob Bailey hit his first.

The pitching lines were pretty ugly.  Fred Norman gave up six runs on nine hits in four innings.  Rawly Eastwick took the loss and gave up the three late runs on two hits.

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