It should come as little surprise that Roy Halladay made a breeze of the top of the first. Instantly sharp, Halladay induced a first-pitch groundout from Brandon Phillips, a harmless fly out from Orlando Cabrera, and a weak jammed grounder from Joey Votto. Halladay threw 10 pitches - seven strikes - and returned to the dugout without breaking a sweat.
Edinson Volquez didn't have it so easy. Volquez retired Jimmy Rollins to lead off, but Shane Victorino took a 1-2 outside changeup and laced it into left field for a double. Victorino promptly stole third, narrowly beating the throw from Ramon Hernandez, and scored on a sac fly off the bat of Chase Utley. The Phillies didn't do any more damage, but it took them all of one inning to take the lead, and Volquez missed enough spots to suggest that he might not have a great feel for the ball today.
Not the start the Reds wanted. Obviously, it could've been worse, but you don't want to be facing a deficit after 15 minutes.
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