PORTLAND — The Reading Phillies (15-7) defeated the Portland Sea Dogs (7-17) 4-2 Sunday afternoon before a crowd of 5,957 at Hadlock Field in Eastern League baseball action.

The Phillies took two-ofthree games in the series.

Reading starter Tyler Cloyd took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Juan Carlos Linares broke-up the no-hitter with a two-out single. Cloyd went six shutout innings, allowing one hit and three walks while notching seven strikeouts.

Portland starter Chris Hernandez was also pitched well, scattering six hits over 5.2 innings and allowing one run, a Sebastian Valle RBI single in the first inning.

Oscar Tejeda greeted Reading reliever Tyson Brummett in the seventh inning with a solo home run to center, his second of the year, to tie the game at one.

Michael Spidale broke the tie in the top of the eighth inning with a two-run double off Caleb Clay (1-2) to take a 3-1 lead.

Reading added a run in the ninth on a Tim Kennelly sacrifice fly, while Sea Dogs scored their final run in the bottom of the inning, stringing four hits together against Phillies reliever Justin Friend. Ronald Bermudez scored on a Ryan Dent sacrifice fly to close the gap to 4-2.

The Sea Dogs loaded the bases, but Friend retired Derrick Gibson on a flyball to end it.

Portland opens a four-game series against the rival Trenton Thunder tonight at 6 p.m. at Hadlock Field.

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