Jun. 20—Sunday’s game
Reading 7
Harrisburg 3
Game recap: James McArthur fired five shutout innings and was backed by four home runs as the Fightin Phils (15-27) finished off the Senators (14-27) in a Double-A Northeast League game at FNB Field.
The win was Reading’s fourth in the six-game series, seventh in nine games and 10th in 13 games.
McArthur allowed just two hits and struck out seven in earning his first Double-A victory. He lowered his ERA to 5.60.
He was backed by homers from Bryson Stott, Luke Miller, McCarthy Tatum and Danny Brito.
Stott’s third Double-A homer, a solo shot, gave Reading a 4-0 lead in the fourth.
Brito’s first homer of the season made it 5-0 in the sixth.
Miller’s eighth homer and Tatum’s sixth, both in the seventh, made it 7-0.
Tatum had three hits and scored twice and Miller had two hits and three RBIs.
Phillers: Former first-round pick Bryson Stott is batting .295 with a .508 slugging percentage in 17 games with Reading. Overall, he has eight homers in 39 games, including five homers with Jersey Shore. … Outfielder Jose Cedeno was added to the Reading roster from extended spring training. The 20-year-old from Venezuela is playing on a full-season team for the first time. He last played in the Gulf Coast League in 2019. … The Fightins had 13 hits, matching their season high in Tuesday’s series opener. … The Fightins allowed just nine runs over the final four games of the series.
On deck: The Fightins are off Monday and begin a six-game series against Binghamton Tuesday at 7:05 at FirstEnergy Stadium.