Hyatt, R-Phils Travel to Bowie on Tuesday

The Reading Phillies are coming off their most successful homestand of the season. After winning five of their seven games, the R-Phils will hit the road looking to keep their winning ways alive.

After an off-day on Monday, Reading hits the road to face Bowie on Tuesday in the opening game of their three games series from Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie, MD. Tuesday’s game will be the first between the R-Phils and Baysox this season, but last season, it was Reading who enjoyed success -- winning four of the six meetings.

With the back-to-back home series wins, the R-Phils improved to 17-16 at FirstEnergy Stadium this season and are now in third place in the Eastern League Eastern Division. The Baysox(32-31) are in second place behind the Harrisburg Senators in the Western Division. Bowie has won their last two games and seven of their last 10. They sit three games back of the ‘Sens.

Reading (34-28) will send RHP Austin Hyatt (6-3, 4.03) to the hill in the opening contest. The Georgia native has gone seven innings in each of his past two starts, and has allowed just four runs over that 14-inning span (1-0, 2.57 ERA).

Bowie RHP Steve Johnson (4-1, 1.93) gets the nod in game one of the three-game series. Johnson, a Maryland native, has won three of his last four starts and was sharp in May. The 23-year-old went 3-1 with a 2.31 ERA over six May starts. He has also been solid at home – posting a 2-0 record with a 1.33 ERA this season over four starts.

Coverage begins at 6:35 p.m. on ESPN Radio 1240 AM WIOV and readingphillies.com. Brian Seltzer will have all of the action, with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m.

Phillers… Cody Overbeck has been hot for Reading… The Atoka, TN native is hitting .294 with four home runs and eight RBIs over his last 10 games… Derrick Mitchell is also swinging a hot bat… Mitchell is hitting .343 with three home runs and eight RBIs over his last 10 games.