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Reading Phillies 13, New Britain Rock Cats 8

Reading Phillies 13, New Britain Rock Cats 8: My son and I traveled to nearby Reading, Pennsylvania this evening to see the Reading Phillies -- the AA Eastern League affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies -- host the New Britain (Conn.) Rock Cats -- the AA Eastern League Affiliate of the Minnesota Twins.

I originally chose this game because the R-Phils were giving away a Jimmy Rollins MVP Collector's Edition Retro Style Bobble Head.

The game began on a less than pleasant note for the home team as the Rock Cats jumped out to an 8-1 lead with nobody out in the top of the second inning and had a runner on third. The R-Phils placed the call to the bullpen, which miraculously held the Rock Cats scoreless for the rest of the game. Meanwhile, the R-Phils continued to chip away at the lead, narrowing the gap to 8-5 by the end of the third inning and trailing by just one run at the end of the fourth. At the end of the sixth inning, the game was tied. From there, the R-Phils scored another unanswered five runs to win the game 13-8.

According to this wrap of the game, tonight was the biggest comeback win for the Reading Phillies in ten years. Relievers Travis Minix and Josh Outman both turned in impressive performances, allowing starting pitcher Kip Bouknight to avoid the loss despite having given up eight earned runs in one-plus innings.

Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Phillies enter July with only a half-game lead in the National League East. We will next see them play on Sunday against the New York Mets.

Full post as published by How Appealing on July 01, 2008 (boomark / email).