Romero Gets Over .500 Thanks to Fightins Fourth
(Reading, PA) - In front of the biggest crowd of the season at FirstEnergy Stadium, the Reading Fightin Phils and Bowie Baysox played another fast one on Saturday night. JoJo Romero was sharp over seven scoreless innings, and the offense batted around in the fourth to fuel an 8-3 win.
(Reading, PA) - In front of the biggest crowd of the season at FirstEnergy Stadium, the Reading Fightin Phils and Bowie Baysox played another fast one on Saturday night.
In his return from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, third baseman
All season long, the Fightin Phils have hit well with the bases loaded and that continued against Love. Tomscha's second hit was an RBI single, and
Romero (7-6) was locked in from first pitch, allowing just six singles over the course of his seven innings. Over 100 pitches, he threw 63 strikes and allowed just two walks while striking out four. In the eighth,
Reading's final run came across in the sixth when Canelo singled with two outs and stole second, quickly coming around on Meneses' second hit and subsequent first three-RBI game of the season. The Baysox didn't score until the ninth, but the Fightins had more than enough of a cushion as they took it down 8-3. On Sunday, they can go for their second series win against a Western Division team, and first since late April against the RubberDucks.
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