Phillies Drop 1st Extra Inning Game

Richie Sexson quickly made up for a defensive miscue with a key hit. Sexson`s RBI double scored the go-ahead run in a four-run 10th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 14-10 Tuesday night after wasting an eight-run lead.

The Phillies tied it with two outs in the ninth as Jimmy Rollins scored from second when reliever Curtis Leskanic made a wild threw to first on an infield single by Scott Rolen.

Brewers manager Davey Lopes thought Sexson should`ve caught Leskanic`s low throw.

"It was one of those balls going 110 miles per hour," Sexson said. "It hit the tip of my glove and the ground at the same time. I apologized for it."

Devon White hit a grand slam, Sexson added a two-run homer and Tyler Houston went 5-for-6 to pace a 22-hit attack for the Brewers. Milwaukee set a franchise record with 12 extra-base hits.

"You get out to a jump like that, you don`t want to lose the game," Lopes said. "It can destroy you mentally."

Pinch-hitter Brian Hunter hit a three-run homer, Travis Lee and Marlon Anderson added two-run homers and Bobby Abreu had a solo shot for Philadelphia.

Milwaukee (22-17) has won four straight and is five games over .500 for the first time since July 1, 1998. The Phillies, who tied the Chicago Cubs for worst record in the majors last season, are leading the NL East at 22-15.

"They`re were a lot of hanging pitches out there by all of our pitchers," Phillies manager Larry Bowa said. "A loss is a loss. I don`t like to lose any game. We just didn`t make pitches tonight."

Leskanic (2-2) allowed one run in one inning after blowing his first save opportunity in six chances.

Jeromy Burnitz, who had three doubles, started the 10th by walking off Ricky Bottalico (2-3). Sexson followed with an RBI double to left-center.

"I went up looking for a curve," Sexson said. "He threw two fastballs and finally hung one."

Jose Hernandez and Raul Casanova added run-scoring singles and Ron Belliard had an RBI double in the inning.

"I didn`t have anything to put anybody away," Bottalico said.

Casanova`s solo homer in the fifth inning off Chris Brock broke a 9-all tie and three Milwaukee relievers held the Phillies scoreless for four innings before the ninth.

Milwaukee scored three runs in the first and chased Amaury Telemaco with five more in the second. But the Phillies rallied against Allen Levrault, making his second career start.

Lee started the comeback with a two-run homer in the second. Anderson added a two-run homer later in the inning, cutting the deficit to 8-4.

Abreu`s solo shot made it 8-5 in the third. But Burnitz answered with a run-scoring double in the fourth off Nelson Figueroa that gave the Brewers a 9-5 lead.

The Phillies chased Levrault in the fourth after Hunter hit a three-run homer that cut it to 9-8.

Brandon Kolb entered the game, allowed a single to Doug Glanville and walked Rollins. Glanville scored the tying run when Hernandez made a wild throw to first while trying to turn a double play on a grounder by Abreu.

Levrault allowed eight runs and eight hits in 3 1-3 innings. Telemaco gave up seven runs and eight hits in 1 1-3 innings. He remained 4-0, but his ERA rose from 3.18 to 4.61.

Burnitz gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead on a two-out RBI double in the first. Sexson followed with a two-run homer.

Houston made it 4-0 with a bases-loaded single in the second and White followed with his second grand slam of the season.

Notes:
Phillies third-base coach John Vukovich returned to Veterans Stadium on Tuesday, one week after surgery to remove part of a benign tumor from his head. Vukovich said he feels good and is looking forward to returning to the team. ... Phillies C Mike Lieberthal, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a game Saturday night, said he will get another opinion Wednesday. Team physician Dr. Michael Ciccotti recommended season-ending reconstructive surgery. ... Houston now is 7-for-10 against Telemaco, including two hits Tuesday.

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