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In just the first inning, the Philadelphia Phillies sent up 14 batters, scored 10 runs and plunked three home runs.  When the carnage had ended, the Phillies had routed the Cincinnati Reds 22-1.

“What we did was fun,” said Shane Victorino, who had four hits.

It was something that had never before been done at Citizens Bank Park. The 22 runs scored broke the previous scoring record of 20 at CBP set May 26, 2008, against the Rockies.

The Phillies notched 21 hits, including four home runs, the final of which was a grand slam by Jayson Werth in the eighth inning that capped a six-run outburst.

But it was more than just the long ball that factored into the eruption. The Phils used three singles in the second to take an 11-1 lead. Werth’s sacrifice fly in the third made it 12-1 and four more runs in the fourth courtesy of four hits, a walk and an error (all with two outs), put the Phillies ahead by 15.

“It was one of those nights where everything we hit fell,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.

There are almost too many highlights to mention. Surely, Victorino picked up some additional all-star votes after his day. He was 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, four RBIs and five runs scored. But he insists he wasn’t thinking about helping his campaign with a solid night at the plate.

“I definitely didn’t go out there with that intention,” said Victorino, who recorded his fourth four-hit game of the season. “Individual things are good, but it’s ultimately about the team.”

For the fifth consecutive game, Jimmy Rollins looked like the MVP he once was. He reached base five times, scored four runs and drove in another. He had three hits and walked twice, giving him more walks in the first six days of July than he had for all of June. Since snapping his 0-for-28 streak, he is 10-for-19 with six RBIs.

Take a second and think about what Victorino and Rollins combined to do — they were 7-for-9 with nine runs scored, three doubles, a home run, five RBIs and three walks.

“We can do a lot when they’re getting on base,” Manuel said of his one-two punch.

And Greg Dobbs, who started in left field for Raul Ibanez and eventually moved to first base, was 4-for-6 with a home run, a double, two RBIs and two runs scored. It was the third time in his career that he had four hits, with the most recent coming July 13, 2007, against the Cardinals.

Almost lost in the offensive explosion was Cole Hamels’ outing. The left-hander gave up just three hits and didn’t walk anyone in seven innings, a performance he was due for after not making it out of the fifth inning in his previous two starts.

He retired the side in order four times, and at one point sat down 11 in a row. His only mistake was a Jonny Gomes solo home run in the second. Otherwise, neither of the other hitters who got on base even made it into scoring position.

“We gave him enough runs to work with,” Manuel said.

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