PORTLAND — The Reading Fightin Phils (14-12) overcame an eight-run deficit and scored the final 13 runs of the ballgame, defeating the Sea Dogs (15-10) 13-8 on Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field and earning a split of the four-game series.

 The eight-run lead was the largest surrendered by Portland since they gave up a 10-run lead on June 7, 2008 vs. Akron.

 Trailing 8-3 after six innings, Reading sent 11 men to the plate in the seventh and scored seven runs on four hits and four walks.

 Mitch Walding hit an RBI single off of Luis Ysla (L, 0-2) to start the scoring in the seventh.  Later in the inning Ysla walked three straight batters, leading to another run to make it an 8-5 game.  After a sac fly by Osmel Aguila, Kyle Martin hit a two-run double that Nick Longhi lost in the sun in right field to tie the game 8-8.

 Josh Smith entered the game and walked Chace Numata, then allowed a two-run double to Jiandido Tromp to give Reading a 10-8 lead.  Tromp finished the game with three doubles.

 The Fightins scored two more times in the eighth and once in the ninth to finish their run, scoring in each of the last five innings.

 Joey DeNato (W, 2-1) earned the victory as the Reading bullpen shut down the Sea Dogs after the third.  DeNato, Mario Holland, and Miguel Nunez combined to pitch the final 6.1 innings and allowed just one run on three hits.

 Portland set a season-high with eight runs in the third inning.