16 innings combined on Sunday afternoon and the Fightin Phils (29-14) would prevail as they would sweep the Trenton Thunder (22-29). Game one was decided in seven innings, 7-3 and game two would be decided in nine innings, 4-3.

In game one, the Fightin Phils took a 1-0 lead off Thunder starter Ronald Herrera in the bottom of the first inning. With two outs, Jorge Alfaro reached second-base on an error from Thunder first-baseman Tyler Austin. Dylan Cozens walked in the following at-bat. Rhys Hoskins hit a RBI single to score Alfaro for the first run.

Trenton scored two runs off Ben Lively (7-0) in the top of the second inning to take a 2-1 lead. Reading scored two runs off Herrera in the bottom of the second inning to take a 3-2 lead. Alfaro hit a two-run single with two outs to score Jesmuel Valentin and KC Serna. The Thunder tied the game at 3-3 off Lively in the top of the third inning.

Reading regained the lead 4-3 off Herrera in the bottom third inning. Serna hit a RBI double with two outs to score Valentin. Jake Fox extended hit hitting streak to nine games with a single in the inning. The Fightins extended their lead to 7-3 in the bottom of the fourth inning. Alfaro hit a RBI single for his third RBI of the game. Herrera would leave the game after Cozens reached on an error. Valentin hit a two-run single off Thunder reliever Jonathan Holder for the final two runs of the inning.

Lively allowed three runs off four hits and one walk with three strikeouts in six innings. Mario Hollands pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning issuing one walk and recording one strikeout.

In game two, Mark Leiter Jr. got the start for the Fightin Phils. He pitched four shutout innings while giving up just two hits with five strikeouts. He retired 12 out of the 14 batters he faced. Joel Fisher hit a home run in his first AA at-bat. He homered off the first pitch from Thunder starter Jordan Montgomery in the bottom of the third to give Reading a 1-0 lead.

Dylan Cozens and Rhys Hoskins hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the bottom of the fourth inning off Montgomery to extend Reading's lead to 3-0. Reinier Roibal and Jeremy Bleich pitched back-to-back scoreless innings. The Thunder scored three runs off Gregory Infante in the top of the seventh inning to tie it at 3-3.

Angelo Mora hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game for the Fightin Phils. Miguel Nunez (1-1) would earn his first AA win.

The Fightin Phils will continue their home stand on Monday evening as the Erie SeaWolves come in to town for a four-game series. 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 at 6:05 pm. Fans can view the game on MiLB.tv 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.