Series Preview: Reading Phillies

The Binghamton Mets (24-25) head to FirstEnergy Stadium for a three-game series against the Reading Phillies (28-21). The set against the Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies starts tonight at 7:05 PM.

B-Mets Previous Series (v New Hampshire, 2-2): The B-Mets hosted the New Hampshire Fisher Cats for Memorial Day Weekend and earned a four-game series split. The Fisher Cats took the first two games of the series by ripping 25 hits, including 13 for extra-bases. Mark Cohoon led the B-Mets on Sunday night, allowing just one run over seven innings in a 6-1 win. Collin McHugh was even better on Monday, fanning a season-high eight Fisher Cats en route to a 6-2 win.

Reading Previous Series (@ Harrisburg, 2-2): The R-Phils spent Memorial Day Weekend in Harrisburg and split a four-game series against the Senators. Reading starter Jonathan Pettibone scattered eight hits and allowed just one run over eight innings in a 3-1 victory in the series opener. Harrisburg took the two middle games with a pair of one-run wins. The R-Phils took the series finale on Monday by an 8-0 score behind a complete game shutout from David Buchanan

B-Mets Briefing: After dropping five of six games, the B-Mets have now won two in a row and sit a game under .500. They are currently fourth in the Eastern Division and trail the first-place New Britain Rock Cats by 4.5 games. Binghamton sits 4.0 games behind the R-Phils. The B-Mets are hitting .261 as a team, the fourth-best average in the league. Their staff ERA of 3.70 ranks them sixth.

Reading Briefing: The R-Phils enter play tonight winners of three of their last five games. They have been over .500 for the entire season, having started the year on a five-game winning streak. They sit in second in the Eastern Division and trail the Rock Cats by just a half a game. They lead the league with a .287 team batting average and 237 runs scored. Their staff earned run average of 3.48 is fifth-best.

B-Mets Against the R-Phils: The B-Mets went 4-7 against the R-Phils last year, including a 2-2 mark at First Energy Stadium. Reading clinched a playoff berth last year by sweeping the B-Mets in a four-game series on the final weekend of the regular season.

Series Start Times & Probables (B-Mets vs. R-Phils):

All three games can be heard on Newsradio 1290 WNBF. The Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game show begins 15 minutes prior to first pitch.

Tuesday (7:05 PM): RHP Miguel Batista (0-0, ---) vs. RHP Julio Rodriguez (3-0, 2.64)

Wednesday (7:05 PM): RHP Zack Wheeler (4-2, 1.97) vs. RHP Jonathan Pettibone (4-4, 3.26)

Thursday (7:05 PM): RHP Gonzalez Germen (1-3, 4.50) vs. RHP Drew Naylor (3-2, 6.04)