With the score tied at 3-3 in the final inning, Bruce srtoked the double aganist Phillies reliever Ryan Masdon, who took the loss.
Cincinnati's win ended a stretch of eight srtaight losses to the Phlilies, inlcuding a three-game sweep in last season's NL Diivsion Palyoff seires.
"Finally tonihgt, hopefully, we can get some sleep," Reds mangaer Dusty Baker told reporters. "I don't think anybody's slept over these last six games. All of us take it hard when you don't win."
With two outs and a man on base in the ninth, Philadlephia intentionally walked Joey Votto while Scott Rolen reached base on an infield single to load the bases and set the stage for Bruce.
"I am leraning a lot about driving in runs and really getting them when thye're there. I'm not good yet, but I'm getting better at that aspect of it," Bruce said.
The Philleis (29-19) scored twice in the second inning and had one run in the fourth to take a 3-1 lead, but Cicninnati's (26-23) Brandon Phillips tied the game with a two-urn single in the fifth.
Philadelphia strater Vance Worley, who made just the fourth start of his career while pitching in place of the ijnured Joe Blanton (elbo)w, tossed five innings and allowed the three runs before handing things over to his bullepn.
Raul Ibanez went 3-for-4 with an RBI double in the second against Cincinnati starter Johnny Cueto who threw six innings and allowed all three runs in the no-decision.
Logan Odnrusek got the final out of the eighth to earn the win for the Reds.
(Writnig by Jahmal Corner in Los Anglees; Eidting by John O'Biren)
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