READING - Kevin Mahar's two-out home run in the bottom of the 12th inning gave the Reading Phillies a 6-5 win over the Altoona Curve last night in the Eastern League.
Quintin Berry's RBI triple in the bottom of the ninth had sent the game to extra innings.
Chance Chapman pitched two shutout innings for the win.
Norfolk 3, Lehigh Valley 1
ALLENTOWN - Former Phillie Kyle Kendrick pitched nine innings and gave up only two earned runs, but he took the loss as the IronPigs fell to the Tides in the International League.
Erie 5, Trenton 3
ERIE, Pa. - Jesus Montero hit two homers and drove in three runs, but the Thunder fell to the Seawolves in the Eastern League.
Altoona 050 000 000 000 - 5 6 3
Reading 004 000 001 001 - 6 11 3
WP: Chance Chapman (4-1). LP: Sean Smith (3-3). HR: A–Brian Friday (5). R–Kevin Mahar (8). A: 7,297.
Norfolk 010 000 020 - 3 6 0
Lehigh Valley 010 000 000 - 1 5 2
WP: David Pauley (6-6). LP: Kyle Kendrick (4-5). Save: Alberto Castillo (3). HR: LV–Terry Tiffee (2). A: 8,012.
Trenton 010 200 000 - 3 6 2
Erie 000 014 00x - 5 8 0
WP: Pat Stanley (2-2). LP: Jeremy Bleich (0-1). Save: Brett Jensen (7). HR: T–Jesus Montero 2 (2,3). E–Ron Bourquin (1). A: 2,021.
Greensboro 100 003 000 - 4 5 2
Lakewood 002 200 30x - 7 11 0
WP: Jordan Ellis (1-1). LP: Bryan Evans (2-3). Save: Brian Rosenberg (12). HR: G–Ben Lasater (13). L–Jim Murphy (8).
A: 5,364.
