The Reading Phillies are off to a 3-0 start for the second consecutive year. On Saturday, Reading defeated Altoona 5-2 and the catalyst was Greg Golson. It was a scoreless game in the top of the 4th inning when Jason Donald (2 hits, RBI) belted a triple to begin things for the R-Phils. J.D. is off to a .385 start. Golson followed immediately with a single, his first of three hits. He then stole second base, and before you could say "speed kills", he swiped third base, too. In all, he stole 4 bases and leads the Eastern League with a total of 5. Joey Hammond also had 3 hits and drove in Golson three separate times. On the mound, Ron Hill pitched for the second day in a row, tacking on 2 more scoreless innings to yesterday's. Reading will go for the sweep on Sunday.
In Lakeland, the Threshers dropped a 4-3 decision to the Flying Tigers. Antonio Bastardo was the starter for Clearwater and pitched 5 innings, giving up just 1 run on 7 hits, striking out 7 and walking 2. He also picked a runner off first. That was enough pitches for his first start, and he turned the ball over to Nate Johnson. Nate was tagged with the loss, surrendering 3 runs on 4 hits in his 2 innings. Gus Milner (HR, 2 RBI), and P.J. Antoniato (.400 start) had 2 hits apiece and Quintin Berry chipped in with a double and threw out a runner at second base. Clearwater will try again at Lakeland Sunday afternoon. My best guess has Edgar Garcia scheduled to pitch, but don't quote me on that!
One more note: I will try to post as early in the day as possible, but life being what it is, some days will be a little later. You just have to keep checking. And if I miss a day, I will try to recap at a later date. As always, I am accepting all contributions.
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