June 29: Harrisburg 8, Reading 0

Greg Jacobs

2-for-4, 2B

Harrisburg, PA --The Harrisburg Senators took advantage of wildness by Reading starter Chris Rojas to beat the Phillies 8-0 in an Eastern League game Friday night at Commerce Bank Park.

Rojas (2-3) threw 92 pitches in four innings. He walked five, hit two batters and threw two wild pitches. He was charged with five runs, three earned, on just two hits. Rojas also committed a throwing error in the Senators' two-run third.

The Senators (30-51) were led by Ofilio Castro who was 2-for-4 with three RBI in just his second Double-A game.

The Phillies (39-41) got a single and a double from Greg Jacobs.

Beltran Perez made a spot start for the Senators and tossed four scoreless innings. Jonathan Albaladejo (4-3) went two scoreless innings to get the victory. Jeremy Plexico tossed three shutout innings for his first save.

Harrisburg scored two runs without a hit in the third and the Senators added three runs on only one hit in the fourth.

June 28: Reading 6, Harrisburg 3

Zack Segovia

6 IP, 2 ER, 8 K

Harrisburg, PA --Jason Hill had a double and three RBI and Zack Segovia struck out eight in six innings in the Reading Phillies' 6-3 Eastern League win over the Harrisburg Senators Thursday night at Commerce Bank Park.

There was a 1:44 rain delay before the game started.

The Phillies (39-40) took a 1-0 lead in the second when Juan Tejeda doubled and scored on a Joey Hammond single. Hill's two-out, two-run double in the third made it 3-0.

Reading plated two more in the fifth on Hill's RBI grounder and Tejeda's run-scoring single to go up 5-0.

The Senators (29-51) scored twice in the sixth and once in the eighth to cut it to 5-3, but Greg Jacobs delivered an RBI double in the ninth to put the R-Phils back up by three.

Segovia (2-0) gave up six hits and two runs in his six innings. He walked three.

Collin Balester (2-6) surrendered eight hits and five runs in six innings to take the loss, his third against the Phillies.

Chris Key recorded the final four outs to get his sixth save.

Jesus Merchan and Mike Costanzo each scored twice for Reading and Tejeda and Hammond had two hits apiece. Hill extended a hitting streak to 10 games with his third-inning double.

The Phillies have won three of the first four in the five-game series.

June 27: Harrisburg 4, Reading 1 (Game 2)

Allen Davis

5 Up, 5 Down

Harrisburg, PA --Seth Bynum's leadoff homer in the fifth inning snapped a 1-1 tie and led the Harrisburg Senators to a 4-1 Eastern League win over the Reading Phillies and a split of a doubleheader at Commerce Bank Park Wednesday night.

Bynum has hit four of his five homers this year against the Phillies.

Reading (38-40) had the bases loaded and one out in both the second and third innings but could score just one run on Juan Tejeda's fielder's choice grounder in the third.

The Senators (29-50) tied the game in third on a Josh Whitesell sacrifice fly.

Bynum connected off Chris Rojas (2-2) to start the fifth and the Senators added two more in the sixth without a hit. J.J. Trujillo walked three and hit a batter in the inning.

The Phillies loaded the bases in the seventh but Mike Costanzo grounded sharply to short to end the game.

Jim Magrane (2-4) allowed a run on seven hits in six innings for the win. Brett Campbell picked up his eighth save.

Michael Spidale had two of Reading's eight hits. Jason Hill and Michael Garciaparra each extended hitting streaks to nine games, but Joey Hammond saw his 7-game hit streak come to an end. Phillies reliever Allen Davis retired all five batters he faced.

June 27: Reading 10, Harrisburg 4 (Game 1)

Patrick Overholt

1st Double-A Win

Harrisburg, PA --The Reading Phillies again used a big inning to down the Harrisburg Senators. It was a six-run sixth inning Wednesday night at Commerce Bank Park that led the Phillies to a 10-4 victory in game one of an Eastern League doubleheader.

The teams traded the lead throughout the game before the Phillies (38-39) took control in the sixth, scoring the six runs on four hits, two walks and two errors. The Senators (28-50) twice failed to get an out on sacrifice bunts and the R-Phils took advantage of the miscues. Michael Spidale's two-run pinch-hit single snapped a 4-4 tie. Chris Coste also had a two-run single in the inning as Reading sent 11 men to the plate.

Patrick Overholt (1-2) allowed four runs (two earned) in five innings to get his first Double-A win. Julio De La Cruz struck out four in two scoreless innings of relief.

Jonathan Albaladejo (3-3) took the loss in relief, allowing six runs (four earned) in 1/3 of an inning.

Greg Jacobs hit a pair of solo homers for the Phillies, his 11th and 12th of the season. Michael Garciaparra added a solo shot to extend his hitting streak to eight games.

Reading has won 12 of 15 games against Harrisburg this season.

June 26: Reading 6, Harrisburg 2

Carlos Carrasco

6 IP, 2 R, 6 K

Harrisburg, PA --Carlos Carrasco settled down after a rough beginning and he ignited a big rally with a walk in the Reading Phillies' 6-2 Eastern League win over the Harrisburg Senators Tuesday night at Commerce Bank Park.

Carrasco (2-0) walked the lead-off man in each of the first two innings and both runners scored to give the Senators (28-49) a 2-0 lead.

The Phillies (37-39) began their comeback in the third on a solo homer by Jesus Merchan, his third of the season.

Carrasco, who retired 15 of the last 16 hitters he faced, started the fifth with a walk. Mike Hinckley (6-7) then walked Javon Moran and Michael Spidale to load the bases with nobody out. Merchan put the Phillies in front with a two-run single. Chris Coste greeted reliever Josh Hall with a run-scoring single, but Merchan was caught between second and third for the first out. Juan Tejeda capped the five-run inning with a two-run homer to left.

Merchan went 2-for-5 with three RBI. Tejeda was 2-for-4 with a double, homer and two runs batted in.

Carrasco, J.J. Trujillo and Cory Willey allowed just four hits and they combined to strike out 10 Harrisburg hitters.