Reds catcher Corky Miller fails to hold on to the ball as Jimmy Rollins scores for the Phillies in Game 1. (Ernest Coleman photo) | ZOOM |

        Records are being broken all over Major League Baseball: Bonds. Sosa. Henderson. The Seattle Mariners. Let's not forget about the home team.

        The Reds dropped both games of their doubleheader against Philadelphia on Saturday (2-1 and 5-1) and set a club record for home losses with 53, breaking the previous mark, set in 1937 (28-51). This is their worst season overall in 19 years (61-101, 1982).

        Cincinnati (66-95) has lost at least 95 games for just the sixth time ever and also clinched a franchise record for fewest complete games by the pitching staff (two and counting); the previous mark was five, set in 1997.

        Remember, we're talking 133 years of baseball here.

        “I don't think you ever plan on it,” manager Bob Boone said. “It's pretty devastating. All you have to do is look at the lineup, (at) who was in there today.”

        The only run the Reds mustered in the first game came in the eighth inning without a hit and broke a streak of 15 scoreless innings. Pinch hitter Dmitri Young struck out but reached first base on a wild pitch on strike three. He moved to second base on another wild pitch, then to third on Adam Dunn's pinch-hit ground out to second. Todd Walker also grounded out to second base, scoring Young.

        Cincinnati totaled three hits against Phillies starter Omar Daal (13-7), who left after seven innings. Jose Mesa collected his 41st save.

        The second game wasn't much better for Cincinnati.

        The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Corky Miller's sacrifice fly scored Robin Jennings, who had singled to lead off the inning and advanced to third on a Jason LaRue double.

        Philadelphia tied it in the top of the third on Jimmy Rollins' 14th homer. Philly went ahead in the fourth inning 2-1.

        Philadelphia added one run in the sixth and two in the ninth.

        Reds starter Joey Hamilton (1-2) worked 5 1/3 innings and gave up three runs on nine hits. He hopes to have a future at the big-league level. Boone said the Reds are “definitely interested.”

        “Overall results could've been better, but as far as improving and gaining ground from where I was, I'm happy in that aspect,” Hamilton said.

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