Jorge Alfaro hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth to give the Fightin Phils (67-32) a 6-5 win over the Hartford Yard Goats (54-43). Dusty Wathan is now the all-time leader in wins (351) as manager of the Reading Fightin Phils, passing former manager Bill Dancy.

Hartford got a run off Ricardo Pinto in the top of the first as Noel Cuevas hit a RBI single. Reading tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first. Rhys Hoskins hit a RBI single off Yard Goats starter Sam Howard to score Aaron Altherr. Hartford regained the lead 2-1 in the top of the second as Juan Ciriaco hit a RBI single on a squeeze play.

Andrew Pullin hit a two-run home run off Howard in the bottom of the second to give Reading a 3-2 lead. The home run for Pullin was his fifth with Reading. Correlle Prime and Michael Benjamin each hit home runs off Pinto in the top of the fifth to give Hartford a 4-3 lead.

Hoskins tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth with his 28th home run of the season. He's now homered in three straight games. Raimel Tapia homered in the top of the sixth off Joely Rodriguez to give Hartford a 5-4 lead. Gregory Infante struck out the side in a scoreless top of the eighth. Reading tied the game in the bottom of the eighth as Angelo Mora hit a RBI single off Rayan Gonzalez.

Miguel Nunez (4-1) earned the win after pitching a scoreless top of the ninth. Austin House (5-1) took the loss as he gave up the walk-off double to Alfaro.

The Fightin Phils and Hartford Yard Goats play again on Saturday night. First pitch is at 6:35 pm from FirstEnergy Stadium. Fans can listen to the game on Sports Radio AM 1240/FM 98.5 and fightins.com beginning at 6:05 pm. Fans can also watch the game on MiLB.tv beginning at 6:35 pm.

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