Reading, Pa. — The Reading Fightin Phils (6-4) scored four unanswered runs and beat the Portland Sea Dogs (2-8), 5-2 on Tuesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium in Eastern League baseball action.

The two teams conclude their three-game series with a rubber-game today.

Fightins lefty Bailey Falter (1-1) worked six innings on five hits, two runs (one earned) and earned the win.

Boston’s top pitching prospect Darwinzon Hernandez (1-1) took the loss. The lefty fanned five batters over five innings, giving up three runs (two earned), six hits and three walks.

Reading took a 1-0 in the third inning against Hernandez. Ali Castilo (3-for-3) led off with a double and scored on a two-out single by Austin Bosart.

Portland tied the game in the third inning when Jeremy Rivera (2-for-2) smoked a homer to left field. Rivera has eight career homers in 397 games but six in Double-A.

Rivera came through again in the fifth inning, delivering a sacrifice fly to right field, putting the
Sea Dogs in front, 2-1.

Reading stormed back, receiving a two-out, RBI double from Adam Haseley (2-for-3, two doubles).

The Fightins took the lead in their half of the fifth inning against Hernandez. Adam Haseley tied the game with a double and scored on a passed ball by Jhon Nunez.

In the seventh, Reading scored twice off Dominic LoBrutto, who made his Double-A debut. Ali Castillo nailed an RBI double and scored on a single by Grenny Cumana.

Reading’s bullpen received three scoreless innings from two relievers. Luke Leftwich fanned five to earn the hold. Addison Russ worked around a second and third jam to notch his first Double-A save.

Durbin Feltman pitched a perfect eighth for the Sea Dogs and has retired the last 11 batters faced.

The Sea Dogs send lefty Dedgar Jimenez (0-0, 9.00) to the mound to take on Readings’s Mauricio Llovera (0-0, 0.00)  in today’s finale.