PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Vicente Padilla got all the important outs, and Bobby Abreu added a couple of clutch hits.

Now the last-place Phillies can only hope similar efforts will carry them heading into their toughest stretch of the year.

Padilla pitched six scoreless innings for his first win of the season and was backed by solo homers from Chase Utley and Abreu in Philadelphia's 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Padilla (1-4) tossed four-hit ball in his longest outing of the season to earn his first win since last Sept. 29. Padilla wasn't particularly sharp, he threw 96 pitches and tied a career high with six walks, but he worked out of a couple of jams to help the Phillies split the four-game series.

''Padilla's struggled the last few starts and I think a game like this will help him out,'' Abreu said. ''He threw a very good six innings.''

Billy Wagner pitched the final 1 1-3 innings for his ninth save in 10 chances. The Reds added two runs in the ninth on Sean Casey's RBI single and a sacrifice fly by Ken Griffey Jr. but Wagner struck out Adam Dunn to end the game with the tying run on first.

''Right now, things aren't coming easy,'' Wagner said.

That includes the schedule. The Phillies start a 12-game stretch on Tuesday with games against three first-place teams (St. Louis, Baltimore and Atlanta), and one second-place club (Florida).

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