Reds starter Edinson Volquez also pitched brilliantly and emerged with a narrow victory. Volquez (8-2) pitched seven scoreless innings and allowed only two singles with two walks and eight strikeouts. He also hit two batters with pitches.

Until Votto, the closest Cincinnati had come to a hit on Myers was Brandon Phillips' drive to the right-field warning track in the top of the fifth. Myers had retired 13 in a row with the Phillips out but walked the next three batters.

But the Reds didn't finally break through until the seventh. Phillips drew a one-out walk from Myers and stole second base with Adam Dunn batting. With two outs, Votto lined a high 0-2 pitch into left-center field to score Phillips with the first run of the game.

Myers (3-7) finished with 7 1/3 innings and one earned run and one hit allowed with six walks and eight strikeouts.

There was one out in the Phillies' eighth when Dunn lost Chase Utley's fly ball to left field in the lights and dropped it for a two-base error. Bill Bray struck out Ryan Howard. Closer Francisco Cordero walked Pat Burrell but got a Geoff Jenkins groundout. Cordero pitched the ninth for his 12th save.