By Joe Kay
The Associated Press

On a day when the Reds conducted a front-office housecleaning, they were finally able to overcome their problems on the field with another late-inning comeback.

Sean Casey tied the game with a home run in the eighth, and Kelly Stinnett had a bases-loaded single in the 10th for a 6-5 victory today over the Philadelphia Phillies.

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For most of the game, it was more of the same that got general manager Jim Bowden and manager Bob Boone - Aaron's father - fired shortly before the game.

Boone's error at third set up a Philadelphia rally, and Ryan Dempster - one of manager's most outspoken critics - imploded again, allowing the Phillies to take a 5-4 lead.

Casey's solo homer off Randy Wolf tied it, and Aaron Boone worked Terry Adams (1-4) for a leadoff walk in the 10th. Adam Dunn followed with a single, Ruben Mateo was intentionally walked, and Stinnett singled over the drawn-in infield for the Reds' 10th game-ending hit, but their first since June 17.

"It's a beautiful win," said Stinnett.

Scott Williamson (5-3) pitched a perfect 10th for the win.

The Reds hoped to be a playoff contender when they moved into their new ballpark this season, but poor pitching, shoddy defense and injuries to key players have dropped them out of contention and prompted the front-office shakeup.

Cincinnati is 7-16 since July 2, stranded in fifth place in the NL Central.

Only a few thousand fans showed up for the makeup of a June 15 game was the rained out. The Reds sold 29,200 tickets for the originally scheduled game.

Bench coach Ray Knight, running the team for the day, took out the lineup card and coached third base. The Reds also fired third base coach Tim Foli and batting coach Tom Robson.

Knight got to challenge a call in the eighth, when Mateo stepped into catcher Mike Lieberthal as he tried to throw Boone out at second on a steal attempt. Boone was ruled out because the interference.

Triple-A Louisville manager Dave Miley will take over the team Tuesday and manage for the rest of the season. The next general manager will be chosen after the World Series, and that person will hire the next manager.

For the first seven innings, the NL's worst pitching staff and the majors' worst defense bumbled around again.

Philadelphia's Bobby Abreu had a two-out, run-scoring single in the first, but the Reds batted around in the bottom of the inning for a 4-1 lead. Jose Guillen had a two-run homer, his 23rd, and Boone doubled and scored.

Dempster walked Jimmy Rollins and Tomas Perez with two outs in the fourth, and Boone booted Wolf's grounder to third for the Reds' 100th error in 105 games. Marlon Byrd then singled home two runs.

Dempster walked two more with two outs in the fifth, and Placido Polanco had a two-run double for a 5-4 lead.

Phillies manager Larry Bowa let Wolf start the eighth inning with a 5-4 lead, knowing he'd have a lefty-versus-lefty matchup with Casey at bat. He wouldn't second-guess his decision.

"Our bullpen has been completely exhausted," Bowa said. "Not with the way the bullpen the way it is - it was a no-brainer."

Notes: Byrd extended his hitting streak to a career-high nine games. ... Wolf dominated the Reds in two previous starts this season, winning both while giving up only two runs. ... Reds SS Barry Larkin, slowed by a strained hamstring, pinch-hit and struck out in the sixth. ... Miley becomes the 57th manager in Reds history. He has been the Reds' manager at Triple-A since 1996. ... Dempster has walked a staff-high 70 in 115 2-3 innings.

Philadelphia	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg.
Totals	38	5	9	5	4	8
Byrd cf	5	1	2	2	0	1	.306
Polanco 2b	5	0	1	0	0	0	.297
Thome 1b	5	0	1	0	0	2	.266
BAbreu rf	5	0	1	1	0	1	.291
Lieberthal c	4	1	1	0	1	0	.316
Burrell lf	4	1	0	0	1	1	.199
Rollins ss	4	1	2	2	1	1	.268
ToPerez 3b	3	1	1	0	1	1	.306
Wolf p	3	0	0	0	0	1	.122
Cormier p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Adams p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Cincinnati	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg.
Totals	39	6	14	6	5	8
DJimenez 2b	5	0	2	0	0	0	.338
Olmedo ss	5	1	2	0	0	0	.302
JGuillen rf	4	1	1	2	1	2	.341
Casey 1b	5	1	1	1	0	1	.300
ABoone 3b	3	2	1	0	2	0	.275
Dunn lf	5	1	3	1	0	1	.214
RMateo cf	4	0	3	1	1	0	.238
Stinnett c	4	0	1	1	1	2	.260
Dempster p	2	0	0	0	0	1	.030
Mercker p	0	0	0	0	0	0	---
a-Larkin ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	.269
Riedling p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
Heredia p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
b-JCastro ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	.248
Williamson p	0	0	0	0	0	0	---

Philadelphia	100	220	000	0	-5	9	0
Cincinnati	400	000	010	1	-6	14	1

No outs when winning run scored.

a-struck out for Mercker in the 6th. b-grounded out for Heredia in the 9th.

E-ABoone (17). LOB-Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati 11. 2B-Polanco (27), Rollins (27), DJimenez (5), ABoone (19), Dunn (8). HR-Casey (11), off Wolf; JGuillen (23), off Wolf. RBIs-Byrd 2 (25), BAbreu (70), Rollins 2 (44), JGuillen 2 (63), Casey (54), Dunn (54), RMateo (11), Stinnett (18). SB-Polanco (11). CS-Olmedo (1). S-Wolf. GIDP-Burrell.

Runners left in scoring position-Philadelphia 5 (Byrd 2, Polanco, Thome, ToPerez); Cincinnati 3 (Casey, Dempster, Larkin).

DP-Cincinnati 1 (ABoone, DJimenez and Casey).

Philadelphia	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Wolf	7	10	5	5	1	7	100	3.24
Cormier	2	2	0	0	2	1	30	1.26
Adams L, 1-4	0	2	1	1	2	0	16	2.55

Cincinnati	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Dempster	5 2/3	8	5	3	4	4	111	6.54
Mercker	1/3	0	0	0	0	1	5	2.78
Riedling	2 2/3	0	0	0	0	2	29	5.58
Heredia	1/3	1	0	0	0	0	4	2.73
Williamson W, 5-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	15	3.19

Wolf pitched to 1 batter in the 8th, Adams pitched to 4 batters in the 10th.

Inherited runners-scored-Mercker 1-0.

IBB-off Adams (RMateo) 1, off Cormier (JGuillen) 1, off Wolf (Stinnett) 1. WP-Dempster.

Umpires-Home, Dale Scott; First, Jim Joyce; Second, Laz Diaz; Third, Jim Reynolds.

T-3:02. A-29,200 (42,263).

How the runs scored

Phillies first. Byrd infield single to third. Polanco lined out to third baseman Boone. Thome struck out. On Dempster's wild pitch, Byrd to second. Abreu singled to center, Byrd scored. Lieberthal flied out to right fielder Guillen.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 1, Reds 0.

Reds first. Jimenez grounded out, pitcher Wolf to first baseman Thome. Olmedo singled to left. Guillen homered to center on a 1-1 count, Olmedo scored. Casey flied out to center fielder Byrd. Boone doubled to left. Dunn doubled to center, Boone scored. Mateo singled to left, Dunn scored. Mateo to second. Stinnett was intentionally walked. Dempster struck out.

4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 4, Phillies 1.

Phillies fourth. Lieberthal singled to left. Burrell grounded into a double play, third baseman Boone to second baseman Jimenez to first baseman Casey, Lieberthal out. Rollins walked. Perez walked on four pitches, Rollins to second. Wolf safe on Boone's error, Rollins to third, Perez to second. Byrd singled to center, Rollins scored, Perez scored, Wolf to second. Polanco grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Olmedo to second baseman Jimenez, Byrd out.

2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Reds 4, Phillies 3.

Phillies fifth. Thome lined out to third baseman Boone. Abreu grounded out, second baseman Jimenez to first baseman Casey. Lieberthal walked on four pitches. Burrell walked on a full count, Lieberthal to second. Rollins doubled to center, Lieberthal scored, Burrell scored. Perez struck out.

2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 5, Reds 4.

Reds eighth. Casey homered to center on a full count. Cormier pitching. Boone walked on a full count. Dunn struck out. Boone was out advancing, catcher Lieberthal unassisted, Boone out. Mateo infield single to third. Stinnett grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Perez to second baseman Polanco, Mateo out.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 5, Phillies 5.

Reds tenth. Adams pitching. Boone walked on a full count. Dunn singled to center, Boone to third. Mateo was intentionally walked, Dunn to second. Stinnett singled to center, Boone scored, Dunn to third, Mateo to second.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Reds 6, Phillies 5.