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Savery wins 10th as Reading rolls

POSTED: June 30, 2009

By the Inquirer Staff

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TRENTON - Joe Savery raised his record to 10-1 yesterday afternoon by allowing only two hits in six shutout innings as the Reading Phillies clubbed the Trenton Thunder, 12-2, in the Eastern League.

The Phillies selected the lefthander in the first round of the 2007 draft out of Rice University.

Reading racked up two five-run innings to back Savery, whose 10 wins lead the Eastern League. Third baseman Neil Sellers was 2 for 3 with four RBIs.

Trenton's Chris Malec had four hits, including a two-run homer in the ninth.

Norfolk 6, Lehigh Valley 1

ALLENTOWN - Melvin Dorta ripped a two-out grand slam in the fifth to lead the Tides past the IronPigs in the International League.

Delmarva 13, Lakewood 9

LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Joe Mahoney drove in three runs to lead the Shorebirds past the BlueClaws in the South Atlantic League.

Reading 151 005 000 - 12 17 0

Trenton 000 000 002 - 2 5 3

WP: Joe Savery (10-1). LP: Ryan Pope (2-6). HR: T–Chris Malec (4). A: 4,982 .

Norfolk 010 050 000 - 6 9 1

Lehigh Valley 000 001 000 - 1 7 1

WP: Andy Mitchell (5-2). LP: Gustavo Chacin (2-3). HR: N–Melvin Dorta (3). A: 10,000.

Delmarva 030 018 100 - 13 18 0

Lakewood 000 112 005 - 9 12 3

WP: Oliver Drake (4-4). LP: Justin De Fratus (2-1). HR: L– Jim Murphy (7). A: 5,104.

 

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