The Fightin Phils (60-23) turn in a perfect home-stand (7-0) in front of the largest crowd ever at FirstEnergy Stadium (9,976) as they beat the Harrisburg Senators (42-39) 12-10 on Sunday night. Reading is the first team to reach 60 wins in all of minor league baseball.

Harrisburg got two runs on the scoreboard with two outs in the top of the first to take a 2-0 lead. Senators third-baseman Drew Ward hit a two-run double off Tom Eshelman. The Fightins bounced back against Phillips Valdez in the bottom of the first as they scored three runs to take a 3-2 lead. Dylan Cozens and Harold Martinez both hit a RBI singles. Christian Marrero walked with the bases loaded to score Cozens for the go-ahead run.

The Senators scored four runs off Eshelman in the top of the second to take a 6-3 lead. Eshelman left with two outs in the inning as Gregory Infante (2-1) entered to pitch in relief. He struck out Nick Rickles to end the inning. Eshelman allowed six runs through 1 2/3 innings.

The Fightins jumped ahead 8-6 in the bottom of the second inning against Senators reliever John Simms. Jesmuel Valentin led off the inning with a triple then scored on a RBI single from KC Serna. Martinez hit a two-run single that was followed by a two-run single from Christian Marrero. Martinez hit a solo home run off Senators reliever Derek Self in the bottom of the fourth to give Reading a 9-6 lead.

Infante tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Eshelman. He gave up two hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Rhys Hoskins added a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth to give Reading a 10-6 lead. Daniel Stumpf entered the game in the top of the sixth. He gave up three runs in the top of the seventh as Harrisburg cut Reading's lead to 10-9. The Fightins extended their lead to 12-9 in the bottom of the seventh as Cozens hit a RBI double then scored on a wild pitch.

Alexis Rivero entered the game in the top of the eighth. He gave up four hits in the inning and allowed a run as Harrisburg to within two runs, 12-10. Hoby Milner pitched the top of the ninth inning. He retired the side for his third save of the season.

The Fightin Phils will begin a four-game series against the Richmond Flying Squirrels at The Diamond on Monday. First pitch is at 6:05 pm. Fans can listen to the game on Sports Radio AM 1240/FM 98.5 and fightins.com beginning at 5:35 pm.

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