READING, Pa. — The Portland Sea Dogs (13-24) bounced back from a two-game losing streak and defeated the Reading Phillies (22-14), 2-1 Monday night in Eastern League play at First Energy Stadium.

The win is the first of the season for Portland over Reading.

Scoreless after two frames, the Sea Dogs jumped ahead in the third. Derrik Gibson and Heiker Meneses singled to put runners at the corners with no outs. Jeremy Hazelbaker grounded into a double play, with Gibson scoring on the play.

Portland extended its lead with another run in the fourth. With two down in the inning, Oscar Tejeda doubled to right and scored on a Bryce Brentz single to center field. The hit was Brentz’ eighth in as many at-bats, dating back to Sunday’s 5-for-5 performance against Trenton.

Reading starter Jonathan Pettibone was charged with both runs. The righty went seven innings and allowed the two runs on eight hits. He struck out five. Pettibone (2-4) was backed up by righty Lisalberto Bonilla. Bonilla allowed a lead-off triple to Kolbrin Vitek in the eighth, but retired the final six in a row.

Due to an injury to scheduled starter Stolmy Pimentel, Chris Martin took the hill for the Sea Dogs a day early. The tall righty went four scoreless frames before the Phillies plated an unearned run in the fifth. Martin (3-3) went five innings and held the Phillies to four hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out six.

Aaron Kurcz pitched two innings, and Josh Fields closed for the saves.