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Williams homers, bullpen shines in Reds' win over Phillies

CINCINNATI -- Mason Williams waited a long time for his second major league home run. He made sure it was memorable.

Williams hit a three-run homer to snap a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds' bullpen made it stand up in a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.

"That was a huge at-bat by Williams," Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman said. "Later in the game, he got a bunt down for us and played a good right field. He's an athletic young man."

Eugenio Suarez added a solo shot and right-hander David Hernandez turned in 2 1/3 innings of scoreless emergency relief as the Reds, the NL Central's last-place team, snapped East Division-leading Philadelphia's three-game winning streak.