The Fightin Phils (14-8) will need to wait until Sunday at the opportunity for their sixth straight series win. The Portland Sea Dogs (7-16) hit three home runs to beat Reading 6-3 on Saturday afternoon.

The Fightins took a 1-0 lead over Portland in the top of the first inning. Roman Quinn led off the game with a single against SeaDogs starter Justin Haley (1-2). Quinn moved to second base on a balk then stole third base. Jake Fox hit a RBI single with two outs to score Quinn.

Portland tied the game at 1-1 off Nick Pivetta (1-2) in the bottom of the third inning as Henry Ramos hit a RBI triple that scored Jordan Betts. Jose Vinicio hit a go-ahead solo home run off Pivetta in the bottom of the fifth inning. The home run was Vinicio's first and the first home run hit by Portland at Hadlock Field this season.

Bryce Brentz and Jake Romanski hit back-to-back home runs off Pivetta in the bottom of the sixth with two outs to give Portland a 4-1 lead. Reading scored two runs off SeaDogs reliever Williams Jerez in the top of the seventh inning. Quinn hit a RBI double that was followed by a RBI single from JP Crawford to cut Portland's lead to one run, 4-3.

Portland extended their lead to 6-3 off Reinier Roibal in the bottom of the 7th. Tzu-Wei Lin hit a two-run single that scored Jordan Betts and Vinicio. Hoby Milner pitched two scoreless innings in relief.

Rhys Hoskins extended his hitting streak to 17 games by hitting a single in the top of the third inning.

The Fightin Phils and Portland SeaDogs wrap up their series on Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field. Fans can listen to the game on Sports Radio AM 1240/FM 98-5 and fightins.com beginning at 12:30 pm.

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