The Reading Fightin Phils (10-5) used the long ball to their advantage on Friday night. They hit four home runs to defeat the New Hampshire Cats (5-8) 6-3. Jake Fox, Dylan Cozens, Rhys Hoskins and Roman Quinn all hit home runs for Reading.

New Hampshire took a 1-0 lead off Anthony Vasquez and the Fightin Phils in the top of the second inning. Matt Dean hit a RBI single with one out to score Melky Mesa. Fox tied the game for Reading in the bottom of the first as he hit a solo home run off Fisher Cats starter Jason Berken. The Fisher Cats retook the lead in the top of the third inning as Rowdy Tellez hit a sacrifice fly to score Jorge Flores.

Reading took a 5-2 lead off Berken and the Fisher Cats in the bottom of the third inning. Quinn started off the inning with a solo home run. JP Crawford hit a double in the following at bat then scored on a RBI double by Cozens. Hoskins homered with two outs for the final run of the inning.

New Hampshire got a run off Jeremy Bleich in the top of the eighth inning to cut Reading's lead to 5-3. Cozens hit a solo home run off Fisher Cats reliever Danny Barnes in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Reading a 6-3 lead. Edubray Ramos earned his fourth save by pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief.

Hoskins extended his hitting streak to 11 games while Angelo Mora extended his hitting streak to four games with a single in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Fightin Phils and New Hampshire FisherCats will play at 6:05 pm on Friday night. Fans can listen to the game on Sports Radio AM 1240/FM 98-5, fightins.com and view the game on MiLB.tv.

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