PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Paul Byrd returned to All-Star form _ for one night at least.

Byrd allowed three hits in seven innings and Bobby Abreu hit a two-run double as the struggling Phillies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.

It was Philadelphia's second win in 11 games.

Byrd (1-2), who lowered his ERA from 10.19 to 7.66, struck out four, walked one and allowed one run. Eddie Taubensee got the only hits off Byrd, including a seventh-inning homer.

Byrd left the game with a strained right groin. Wayne Gomes pitched the final two innings.

Byrd has struggled since last year's All-Star break. He was 4-9 since then with a 6.45 ERA entering Wednesday's game. He went 11-5 with a 3.94 ERA before the break and was picked as an All-Star for the first time in his career.

The Phillies took a 2-0 lead off Steve Parris (1-4) in the fourth with help from Cincinnati's defense. Abreu led off with a walk and Scott Rolen singled to put runners on first and third.

Both runners scored when second baseman Pokey Reese made an errant throw to shortstop Gookie Dawkins on a grounder by Rico Brogna. It was the fifth error for Reese, who won a Gold Glove last season after committing just seven errors.

Byrd started a two-run fifth with a walk. He advanced to second on a one-out single by Ron Gant and Abreu made it 4-0 with a double off the left-field wall.

Parris allowed four runs _ three earned _ and seven hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked two.

Taubensee, who doubled in the second and singled in the fifth, made it 4-1 with a two-out solo homer to right in the seventh.

The hit came after a fan ran on the field and slid headfirst into second base. It was the second straight night a fan ran on the field at Veterans Stadium. In Tuesday's game, a fan shook Ken Griffey Jr.'s hand and did a dance before falling to his knees and surrendering.

Griffey went 0-for-4 Wednesday as his average fell to .200. After Cincinnati cut it to 5-2 in the eighth with an unearned run, Griffey grounded into an inning-ending double play with runners at the corners.

Even though the Phillies have struggled, Mike Lieberthal and Brogna made a play in the second inning reminiscent of the team's glory days.

The pair converged on a foul pop by Dante Bichette and the ball squirted out of Lieberthal's glove and into Brogna's as Lieberthal fell into the Phillies dugout and knocked over a television camera.

Phillies catcher Bob Boone and first baseman Pete Rose made a similar play in the ninth inning of Game 6 of the 1980 World Series against Kansas City. The Phillies beat the Royals in six games to win the only championship in franchise history.

Notes: Reliever Amaury Telemaco accepted his assignment to Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre rather than opting for free agency. He was designated Saturday to make room for Curt Schilling. ... Parris was originally drafted by the Phillies in the fifth round of the 1989 June draft. ... Arias broke an 0-for-27 slump with a single in the third. ... Taubensee is now 5-for-9 off Byrd. ... Injured reliever Jeff Brantley pitched one inning at Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. He allowed one hit and no runs.