The Fightin Phils (9-4) were bending but didn't break as they defeated the Flying Squirrels (4-9) 5-4 on Tuesday night. With the game tied in the top of the ninth inning, it would take a sacrifice fly for Reading to take a 5-4 lead.

For the second straight game the Fightin Phils took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Roman Quinn led off the game with a single against Flying Squirrels' starter Tyler Beede. Quinn moved to second base on a wild pitch then scored on a RBI single from JP Crawford.

Crawford scored the second run of the game in the top of the third inning as Rhys Hoskins grounded out to second base. Richmond got on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning. Austin Slater scored on a ground-out by Ryder Jones that cut Reading's lead to 2-1. Richmond tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth as pinch-hitter Tyler Horan hit a solo home run off Pivetta.

Quinn came through in the clutch with two outs in the top of the sixth. He hit a two-run single off Flying Squirrels' reliever Jose Casilla that gave Reading a 4-2 lead. Hoskins and Aaron Brown scored on the play. Richmond tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th inning as Severino Gonzalez gave up RBI singles to Ryder Jones and Eliezer Zambrano. Yacksel Rios (1-0) struck out Ricky Oropesa to end the bottom of the eighth.

Hoskins gave Reading a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth inning as he hit a sacrifice fly off reliever Ray Black (0-1) that scored Crawford. Crawford led off the inning with his fourth walk of the game. The last Fightin Phils player to do that was last season when Art Charles walked four times against Akron (6/12/15).

Edubray Ramos retired the side in the bottom of the ninth inning to record his third save. He recorded two strikeouts.

The Fightin Phils and Richmond Flying Squirrels will wrap up their series Wednesday morning at The Diamond. First pitch is scheduled for 10:35 am. Fans can listen to the game on Sports Radio AM 1240/FM 98.5 and fightins.com beginning at 10:05 am.

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