The Reading Fightin Phils (53-23) lost Sunday's finale to the Portland Sea Dogs (27-47) by a score of 9-8. A three-run home run by Nate Freiman in the bottom of the eighth gave Portland the lead and eventual win. Reading leads the season-series 10-6 despite losing on Sunday.

Portland jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first against Tyler Viza. Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run double then scored on a throwing error from Harold Martinez. Martinez would get retribution in the bottom of the first against Kevin McAvoy. He hit a three-run home run with two outs to tie the game at 3-3. It was his fifth home run of the season.

The Fightin Phils jumped ahead 6-3 in the top of the third against McAvoy. Christian Marrero scored on an error and Jake Fox hit a two-run single. Portland scored two runs off Viza in the bottom of the fourth to cut Reading's lead to 6-5. Jorge Alfaro hit a two-run home run in the top of the fourth off McAvoy to extend the lead to 8-5. The home run for Alfaro was his eighth of the season.

The SeaDogs got a run in the bottom of the fourth as Mauricio Dubon hit a RBI double off Viza. Viza left the game after four innings as he allowed six runs (five earned) off seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

Tom Windle came into the game in the bottom of the fifth. He pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings before Gregory Infante took over with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the sixth. He pitched a scoreless inning before Hoby Milner (4-1) entered the game in the bottom of the seventh with one out.

Nate Freiman hit a three-run home run off Milner in the bottom of the eighth to give Portland a 9-8 lead. Hoskins extended his hitting streak to six-games as he finished the day going 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. Milner was charged with his first loss and his fourth blown save.

Austin Maddox (2-0) got the win for Portland as he pitched two scoreless innings in relief.

The Fightin Phils return home on Monday night to begin a seven-game home stand. They will play the Erie SeaWolves first for a three-game series. First pitch is at 7:05 pm. Fans can listen to the game on Sports Radio AM 1240/FM 98.5 and fightins.com beginning at 6:35 pm. Fans can watch the game on Milb.tv beginning at 7:05 pm.

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