CLEARWATER, Fla. - Jim Thome hit a long grand slam - his third homer in two days - as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 7-all tie against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.

The game featured 25 hits and was called after nine innings because both teams were out of pitchers.

Thome, the Phillies' prized offseason acquisition, hit a pair of solo homers on Monday against the Yankees. He completed the Phillies' comeback from six-run deficit Tuesday with a seventh-inning slam off Scott Williamson, tying it at 7.

Williamson, the closer now that Danny Graves has moved into the rotation, gave up a single and a pair of walks before Thome drove his first pitch well over the wall in right field.

''I'm just trying to get into a good rhythm,'' said Thome, who is hitting .297 with four homers and nine RBIs. ''This game is so day-to-day. You feel different every other day. Being a guy who has a big swing, I just try to get in as good of a groove as I can.''

He got the first-pitch fastball that he expected from Williamson, then hit it so hard that it cleared the wall and the palm trees behind it.

''That was awesome,'' manager Larry Bowa said. ''I'd like to see that 40-some times.''

Dave Hollins also had a long pinch homer off Reds reliever Kent Mercker, a solo shot in the sixth that cleared the 28-foot wall in center, 400 feet away.

The homers took the edge off another poor start by left-hander Randy Wolf, who gave up six runs as the Reds sent 10 batters to the plate in the first inning.

Wolf, the Phillies' No. 2 starter, has given up 12 hits and nine runs in his last two starts - an alarming stretch for a pitcher with a history of slow starts. The left-hander has a 3-7 career record and 5.06 ERA in April, by far his worst month.

Bowa is concerned because several of his starters have gotten hit hard in the early innings lately.

''We did that last April, and that was the reason we were digging out all year,'' Bowa said. ''Our starting pitching didn't get us to the fifth inning. In this division, you can't do that.''

Jimmy Haynes, the Reds' top returning starter, gave up four hits and two runs in 4 2-3 innings, striking out four. After the game, manager Bob Boone designated him as the starter for the season opener at Great American Ball Park.

Notes: The Reds put INF/OF Russell Branyan on the 15-day disabled list. He is recovering from shoulder surgery last December. … The Phillies optioned RHP Josh Hancock to Triple-A Scranton and assigned catcher Marcus Jensen to their minor league camp. … Ruben Mateo was in the Reds' starting lineup in center field, but was scratched because of a stiff neck. … 3B Brandon Larson is expected back in the Reds' lineup on Thursday. Larson missed 10 games with a strained rib cage through March 12, returned and aggravated the injury last Sunday.