READING, Pa. — The Reading Fightin Phils (37-32) made it three straight wins, holding on for a 3-2 win over the Portland Sea Dogs (26-44) on Monday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. With the win, Reading takes three of four and leads the season series, 9-6.

Zach Eflin (5-4) earned his third win of the season against Portland, tossing six scoreless innings on six hits and four strikeouts.

The Sea Dogs made it interesting in the ninth inning, receiving a two-out, two-run single by Oscar Tejeda, but Stephen Shackleford retired Manuel Margot on a force out to end the game. Margot went 1-for-4 with a single in his first Double-A at-bat.

Heri Quevedo (0-4) suffered his fourth straight loss, giving up seven hits and two runs over 4 1-3 innings of work. He struck out three and walked two.

Reading snapped the scoreless contest in the fifth inning, scoring twice off Quevedo, and taking a 2-0 lead. Kelly Dugan and Brock Stassi had RBI doubles.

The Fightin’ Phils made it 3-0 in the sixth inning, scoring an unearned run off Simon Mercedes. KC Serna led off with a single and scored an an error by Keury De La Cruz in left field.

Robby Scott tossed two scoreless innings and hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last 12 outings.

The Sea Dogs and New Hampshire Fisher Cats meet for the first time on Tuesday night in Manchester, N.H. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. William Cuevas (6- 4, 3.61) makes the start for Portland, while Taylor Cole (2-4, 4.76) gets the start for the Fisher Cats.