PORTLAND — The Reading Phillies (4-2) scored two runs in the sixth inning and their bullpen hurled three scoreless frames, defeating the Sea Dogs (1-4) 3-2 in Eastern League play Tuesday night at Hadlock Field.

Portland was denied two excellent scoring chances in the late innings. With the bases loaded and one out in the eighth, Kolbrin Vitek hit into a 4-3 double play. The Dogs had runners at the corners in the ninth with one out, but Kyle Simon induced a double-play grounder once again, earning his first save of the season.

David Buchanan (1-1) worked six strong innings on five hits and two runs to earn the win for Reading. Daniel Bard took the loss for Portland, surrendering two runs on two hits in the sixth.

Michael Almanzar continued his hot start to the season, giving the Sea Dogs a 2-0 lead with a first inning tworun double. Almanzar has five extra-base hits in his last three starts, and has four straight two-hit games to start his Double-A career.

Reading got on the board in the fourth inning with two outs. Miguel Abreu doubled and scored on a run-scoring single by Cameron Rupp.

Anthony Ranaudo was stellar in his first outing of the season. The right-hander yielded five hits, one run, one walk and fanned six (Double- A high). Ranaudo made his first appearance since July 3, 2012 against the Trenton Thunder.

Chris Martin tossed three scoreless on one hit and three strikeouts. Heiker Meneses and Travis Shaw each had two hits for Portland.