Appel Terrific, but Fightins Fall in Extras

BOX SCORE - Reading 3, Harrisburg 5 (10)

The Reading Fightin Phils fell to the Harrisburg Senators 5 to 3 in extras on Saturday night. The team recorded its second extra innings victory in this series.

Rodolfo Duran launched his first home run of the season in the top of the seventh to score the first two runs of the game as Madison Stokes was on first. Stokes had reached first on a walk after taking over Brock Stassi’s at-bat.

The Senators chipped away at the Fightins lead scoring one in the bottom half . A fielder’s choice plated Jackson Reetz to make it 2-1.

Harrisburg tied it up at two in the eighth thanks to a RBI single from Corban Joseph. The run was unearned as Freeman reached on an error.

The game went into extras for the second time in this series.

Reading scored in the top of the tenth thanks to a base hit to right field off the bat of Bryson Stott to score the placed runner, Luke Miller.

Harrisburg tied it once again in the bottom half when Jackson Flores sent home the placed runner, KJ Harrison.

Cole Freeman walked it off with a two-run no doubter to left field that scored Flores to take the game 5 to 3.

Mark Appel had his best start of the season and arguably one of the most dominant starts for the Fightins. He went a full five innings allowing just one hit and striking out four.

Kyle Dohy took one clean inning in relief. Billy Sullivan came in for the seventh allowing his first earned run of the season. Zach Warren (BS, 1) was on the mound when the tying run scored, although he struck out the side.

Jakob Hernandez (L, 1-1) took the ninth and after allowing a leadoff hit, notched a double play to erase the runner. In the tenth, he allowed the tying run to score and gave up the walk-off victory.