The Fightin Phils (22-11) recorded their first series-sweep of the season as they beat the Binghamton Mets (14-16) 9-6 on Wednesday afternoon. Nick Pivetta (3-2) struck out seven batters through the course of six innings.

Reading took a 1-0 lead over Binghamton in the bottom of the third inning. B-Mets starter Mickey Jannis (1-2) issued a walk to KC Serna to start the inning. Pivetta and Roman Quinn were both hit by pitches then J.P. Crawford struck out swinging. Jorge Alfaro hit a sacrifice fly to score Serna.

Binghamton tied the game off Pivetta in the top of the fourth inning. Maikis De La Cruz led off the inning with a double then moved to third base on a wild pitch. Niuman Romero grounded out to third base that allowed De La Cruz to score.

Reading extended their lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning against Jannis. Angelo Mora walked with one out then moved to third on a double by Aaron Brown. Serna hit a two-run single that scored Mora and Brown.

The Fightins scored four more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 7-1 lead. Mora hit a RBI double that was followed by a two-run single from Pivetta. Serna scored on a wild pitch by Jannis for the final run of the inning.

Michael Mariot retired the side in the top of the seventh inning for the Fightin Phils. He recorded one strikeout. Binghamton scored five runs off Tom Windle in the top of the eighth inning to cut Reading's lead to 7-6. Windle gave up three-consecutive singles before Matt Oberste hit a grand slam. He gave up a single to Jared King before leaving the game for Yacksel Rios.

Quinn led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a triple then scored on a two-run home run from Dylan Cozens. The home run gave Reading a 9-6 lead. The home run for Cozens was his ninth of the season and his fourth in five games. Miguel Nunez earned the save as he pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

It's the first series sweep for Reading since they swept Binghamton in the EDCS in September.

The Fightin Phils will head on the road for seven out of the next eight days. They begin a four-game series at Arm & Hammer Park against the Trenton Thunder. First pitch is at 7:00 pm. Fans can listen to the game on Sports Radio AM 1240/FM 98-5 & fightins.com beginning at 6:30 pm.

Tickets for the 2016 season are available online at Fightins.com, by phone at 610-370-BALL, and in-person at FirstEnergy Stadium.