Reading's Comeback Falls Short in Ninth Inning

BOX SCORE - BOW 1, REA 5

The Reading Fightin Phils couldn’t hold on to an early lead as they fell to the Bowie Baysox 5-1 at home on Wednesday. The loss snapped a four-game win streak for Reading.

Aldrem Corredor gave Reading the lead in the first inning when he hit a solo homerun.

The Fightins held the lead until the fifth inning when the Baysox tied the game but the visitors eventually went ahead 5-1 in the eighth inning. Three of the runs came from a homerun off the bat of Andrew Daschbach.

Reading loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning but couldn’t produce a run.

Freylin Minyety came through with two hits for the Fightins while Ali Castillo and Corredor chipped in a hit apiece. The team drew four walks, including three in the bottom of the ninth inning when it attempted to mount a comeback.

Adam Leverett started for Reading and pitched four-scoreless innings, giving up a run in the fifth and striking out four batters. Matt Seelinger and Austin Ross combined to pitch 2.1-scoreless innings in relief and struck out six. McKinley Moore gave up four runs in the eighth inning and took the loss in Wednesday’s contest. Tyler Carr threw a clean ninth inning.

The Fightins will play at FirstEnergy Stadium next on Thursday, May 12 at 6:45 PM.

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