The Reading Fightin Phils (34-18) put a end to their three-game losing streak as they defeated the Portland Sea Dogs (18-33) by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday night. John Richy (2-1) turned in his longest outing of the season by pitching six innings for his second win.

Roman Quinn hit a lead-off home run in the top of the first against Portland's Ty Buttrey to give Reading a 1-0 lead. It was the first lead-off home run on the road since 8/24/15 when Nick Williams hit one at Altoona. Portland tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the third as Tzu-Wei Lin hit a RBI double off Richy.

Reading extended their lead to 4-1 off Buttrey in the top of the fifth inning. Quinn hit a RBI single that was followed by Aaron Brown scoring on a wild pitch. Dylan Cozens walked with the bases loaded to draw in the third run for the Fightins. Portland tied the game at 4-4 off Richy in the bottom of the fifth inning with two outs.

Quinn would strike again for the Fightin Phils. He hit a go-ahead, two-out RBI single off Sea Dogs reliever Rob Wort in the top of the sixth to give Reading a 5-4 lead. Christian Marrero hit a solo home run off Wort in the top of the seventh to give the Fightins a 6-4 lead. It was his first home run since April 24th against New Hampshire.

Hoby Milner tossed two scoreless innings in relief as he recorded three strikeouts. Miguel Nunez pitched the bottom of the ninth for Reading. He earned his fifth save as he pitched a scoreless inning.

The Fightin Phils and Portland Sea Dogs will play again on Wednesday night. First pitch is at 6:00 pm. Fans can listen to the game on Sports Radio AM 1240/FM 98.5 and fightins.com at 5:30 pm.

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