Phillips’ 2-HR game signifies comfort at plate

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PITTSBURGH — After going a career-high 286 at-bats without hitting a home run, Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips smacked two off Pirates starter Ivan Nova in a 5-3 loss on Saturday night at PNC Park.

Phillips hadn’t homered since May 7, when he also clubbed two, against the Brewers. He cracked his seventh home run of the season with a solo shot in the second inning Saturday and added No. 8 on another solo blast in the seventh. It was the 13th multi-homer game of his career.

“I don’t keep tabs on that too much, but I think …

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