Reading wins battle with New Hampshire

BOX SCORE - Reading 7, New Hampshire 6

The Reading Fightin Phils the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Wednesday night. Grenny Cumana had a three-hit game, while Bryson Stott smacked two, one of which was a go-ahead homer to break open the tie in the eighth.

Daniel Brito had a two-hit night as well. Josh Stephen reached base all four times as he singled and walked three times, scoring three runs.

Reading started off the scoring in the top of the third when Cumana singled home Stephen off of a walk.

In the bottom half, New Hampshire took the lead and then some, as they pieced together some small ball and loaded the bases. The Fisher Cats put up a four spot.

The R-Phils chipped away at the lead as Stephen launched a solo shot to cut things in half.

Later in the evening, Stott doubled to score Arquimedes Gamboa and Madison Stokes did the same to bring him home. This tied things up at four.

Stott had the go-ahead homer as he sent a bullet over the fence to put the Fightins up by one.

Reading added some insurance runs thanks to Cumana as his RBI single to right sent a hustling Stephen home. Gamboa followed up with one as well that brought Cumana across the plate making it 7 to 4.

The Fisher Cats weren't ready to finish, as Chris Bec batted a two-run homer to bring the Fightins lead down to one run, 7-6.

Josh Hendrickson started things off going five innings, allowing seven hits and four earned runs. He struck out four. Billy Sullivan, is his first outing off the injured list threw a clean frame recording two strikeouts. He handed the ball over to Nick Lackney. Lackney (W, 2-0) went two strong not letting up any hits. Kyle Dohy (S, 1) did allow a two-run home run in the top of the ninth, but slammed the door shut against New Hampshire.