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PHILADELPHIA -- Maybe all the Philadelphia Phillies needed was to see Chase Utley back in the lineup to perk up their slumping bats. Jimmy Rollins, Placido Polanco and Raul Ibanez homered to back Cole Hamels, and the Phillies handed the Cincinnati Reds their sixth straight loss, 10-3 on Monday night. Utley returned after missing the first 46 games with a right knee injury. The five-time all-star second baseman was 0-for-5, the only starter without a hit. His teammates did all the damage. "I dont know if it was his presence or not, but somebody did something right so well give him credit," manager Charlie Manuel said. A struggling offence that had nine runs combined in the previous six games scored nine by the third inning. That was more than enough for Hamels (6-2). He allowed three runs and five hits in six innings. The lefty is 8-0 with an 1.23 earned-run average against the Reds, including a five-hit shutout to complete a sweep in last years divisional playoff series. "Him being around gets guys excited and gives us a new energy level," Hamels said of Utley. "Its great to see him." Reds starter Bronson Arroyo (3-5) allowed nine runs and 10 hits in 2 2-3 innings. His ERA rose from 4.11 to 5.28. It was Arroyos worst start since allowing eight runs in three innings against San Diego on April 23, 2010. Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer for the Reds, who havent lost this many in a row since dropping eight straight from July 28 to August 4, 2009. "We just have to get back on track," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "Thats two days in a row we went to the bullpen early and we cant keep doing that." All eyes were on Utley long before the first pitch. Television cameras centred on Utley during batting practice and pregame warmups. He even had a rare interview with reporters on the field. A sellout crowd of 45,841 -- the largest in the regular season in the eight-year history of Citizens Bank Park -- gave Utley a rousing standing ovation when he came up in the first. Fans stayed on their feet even after the first pitch. He flied out to centre. "I put in a lot of hard work to get to this point," Utley said. "Im just happy to be out there." Polanco followed Utleys first at-bat with a two-run drive to left for a 2-0 lead. Polanco remained in the No. 3 hole in the lineup while Utley batted second instead of his usual spot. The Phillies chased Arroyo with seven runs in the third, six coming with two outs. Ibanez had an RBI single. After Domonic Brown lined to left for the second out, John Mayberry Jr. delivered a two-run single. Hamels followed with an RBI single. Rollins then hit a three-run shot out to right to make it 9-0. "Its definitely nice to score together as a group," Ibanez said. "Hopefully it helps us build momentum. Its great to see (Utley) out there, to have him back in the lineup. Hes a huge part of our team. We definitely missed him." Bruce connected in the fourth, hitting his team-high 12th homer off the right-field foul pole. Cincinnatis Todd Frazier struck out in his first career at-bat pinch-hitting in the seventh, but it was a memorable major league debut. On his first swing on the first pitch he saw, the bat flew out of Fraziers hands and landed in the first row of the stands all the way down the left-field line. It didnt hit anyone. Notes: The Reds sent former all-star right-hander Edinson Volquez to Triple-A before the game. Volquez won 17 games as a rookie in 2008 and started Game 1 of the NLDS vs. Philadelphia last year. .... Phillies RHP Joe Blanton will see renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion on his injured elbow. ... The sellout was the 162nd straight at Citizens Bank Park, including post-season play. ... 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Baltimore ace Chris Tillman (16-6) had walked Sierra to open the inning. It was Rasmus 20th homer of the season and his second in as many games since returning to action Friday after being out since Aug. 11 with an oblique strain. "Im just happy to be here. Just glad to be back," Rasmus said in his southern drawl. "And happy to be able to give us a chance to win." "He looks good," manager John Gibbons said of his centre-fielder. "That doesnt always happen when youre out for that long and you dont get a whole lot of work in." Rasmus moonshot off a Tillman change-up also made the Blue Jays the first team in the majors this season to boast five players with 20 homers, as Rasmus joined J.P. Arencibia, Jose Bautista, Adam Lind and Edwin Encarnacion. On Friday, Rasmus celebrated his return to action by slamming a fastball into the Baltimore bullpen. "Hes a good player, hes well rounded," said Tillman. "He hit a homer last night on a fastball in, tonight he hit one on a change-up. That goes to show you hes got a good game plan right now. Hes swinging the bat well." The Jays (68-80) snapped a four-game losing streak while the Orioles (78-70) lost their fourth in five outings as their wild-card charge continues to wobble. Baltimore outhit Toronto 8-6. The win was especially sweet coming against a Baltimore team bristling with big bats, including a MLB-leading 198 homers. And against its ace. "They may have the best offence in baseball, at least one of the top ones," said Gibbons. "So they keep coming at you. Its never easy. They hit home runs. You always feel on edge, especially when they get guys on base because most of those guys in that lineup can pop one on you. So its never easy facing those guys. And Tillman was great today too. Colby ended up getting to him late but other than that, he was dynamite too." The late-afternoon game opened in sunlight, 15-degree temperatures and the roof open for the crowd of 29,942. It was a happy Junior Jays Saturday all around with young Jays fans allowed to run the bases after the game. Tillman, in his 30th start of the season, gave up two runs in the first iinning before settling down.dddddddddddd Combined with the Orioles stingy defence, it made for slim pickings for the Jays until Rasmus found the fence. Tillman was bidding to become the first Oriole to get 17 wins since Mike Mussina won 18 in 1999. But two swings of the bat -- the Rasmus homer and a first-inning two-run double by Sierra -- cost him. Tillman, who gave up four runs on six hits over eight innings, probably deserved better. He struck out four and walked two in the first complete game of his career as his career record at the Rogers Centre dropped to 1-3 in six starts. "He was solid, just got a couple of change-ups up," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter. "Its been a big pitch for him all year. Just elevated a couple and they made him pay for it." Rogers matched a career high with seven strikeouts in six innings but made life difficult for himself when he wasnt on point. He gave up three runs on five hits, walked two and threw 101 pitches, including 59 strikes. Despite a matchup of two hot pitchers, the teams combined for four doubles in the first inning. Rogers took the mound on the heels of a career-high 15 scoreless innings covering his last three starts. That streak lasted less than an inning as Manny Machado and Chris Davis delivered back-to-back doubles with one out. For Machado, it was his 50th double of the season. Left-fielder Anthony Gose launched himself at Davis swerving fly ball and got his glove to it but couldnt hang on. Toronto, 20-50 when the opposition scores first, pulled ahead with two outs in the first when Sierra doubled home Jose Reyes and Lind. It was Sierras 20th hit of the season and his 14th extra-base hit (including 12 doubles). Machado made it 2-2 with a two-out solo homer -- his 14th of the season -- to left field in the third. Rogers had retired seven in a row before being punished on an 0-1 pitch. Rogers lost the strike zone in the fourth, walking a pair before an RBI single by Matt Wieters gave the visitors a 3-2 lead. But he snuffed out the Orioles charge with two strikeouts, adding two more in the fifth. And the Jays starter escaped another jam in the sixth, leaving men on second and third. Jeremy Jeffress (1-0) came on in the seventh for Rogers to get the win, followed by Aaron Loup and Neil Wagner in the eighth when they faced the meat of the Baltimore lineup. Wagner stranded runners on first and a third by striking out Wieters. Casey Janssen, despite giving up a Nate McLouth single with two outs, closed out the ninth for his 30th save of the season. He finished it off with a lunging stab and throw to first base to throw out Machado. 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