READING, Pa. — The Portland Sea Dogs (14-24) plated five runs in the second inning and held on to defeat the Reading Phillies (22-15), 8-5 Tuesday night at First Energy Stadium in Eastern League baseball play.

The win is the second in a row, and locked up the first series win for the ’Dogs.

Trailing 1-0, the Sea Dogs opened up the second inning with three straight hits, including two home runs. Reynaldo Rodriguez hooked the first pitch of the inning from Drew Naylor around the left field foul pole to tie the game at 1-1.

Two hitters later, Matt Spring put Portland out in front with a two-run dinger that plated Bryce Brentz.

Naylor (2-1) allowed two more runs in the frame. Derrik Gibson scored an unearned run on Kolbrin Vitek’s fielder’s choice, and Heiker Meneses crossed home on an Oscar Tejeda groundball.

Vitek doubled home another run in the fourth to extend Portland’s lead to 6-1.

Portland activated right-handed pitcher Anthony Ranaudo shortly before the game and sent him to the mound for his Double A debut. The tall righty gave up a run in the first before his offense backed him. Ranaudo pitched a scoreless second and third innings before he ran into trouble in the fourth.

Reading picked up three runs via a leadoff home run by Sebastian Valle, followed by a two-run homer off the bat of Miguel Abreu. The top pitching prospect in the Red Sox organization finished his outing after the fourth. He allowed the four runs on four hits, walked three and struck out two.

Reading scored a run in the fifth off Sea Dogs reliever Jeremy Kerht, who pitched four innings on three hits, one walk and two strikeouts.

Caleb Clay closed out the ninth and earned his third save.