The Associated Press

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Pat Burrell is making a case to bat cleanup.

Burrell hit a pair of homers and Randy Wolf pitched five shutout innings, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Wolf and four relievers combined on a four-hitter and Chase Utley added a solo homer for the Phillies, who roughed up former teammate Eric Milton.

Burrell hit a 1-2 pitch into the left-field stands to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead in the second. He crushed a two-run shot way over the left-field wall to make it 4-0 in the fifth.

''I'm just trying to stay consistent with my approach and not try to do too much,'' said Burrell, who is coming off two subpar seasons after a breakout year in 2002 earned him a $50 million, six-year contract.

Burrell hit .282 with 37 homers and 116 RBIs in 2002, but followed that with an awful year, batting just .209 with 21 homers. He hit .257 with 24 homers last season.

Burrell is hitting .390 with a team-high six homers and 19 RBIs this spring. The Phillies have tried to bat Burrell fourth in the lineup between Bobby Abreu and Jim Thome, but his struggles the last two years forced him down in the order.

''I told you the first time I saw him take batting practice, I like Pat and I like his approach,'' Phillies first-year manager Charlie Manuel said.

Ken Griffey Jr. didn't make the trip with the Reds, staying back at the team's complex for extra batting practice with hitting coach Chris Chambliss on a planned day off for the slugger.

Milton, slated to be the Reds' No. 2 starter, allowed four runs and seven hits in 4 2-3 innings. He was 14-6 with a 4.75 ERA in his only season with the Phillies last year after he was acquired in a trade with Minnesota.