Caleb Ricketts hit his third home run in two days since his demotion from Triple-A and drove in four runs, leading the Reading Fightin Phils to a 6-4 win over the Portland Sea Dogs in an Eastern League game Wednesday night in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Ricketts, a catcher and first baseman, was hitting .173 with four home runs for Lehigh Valley before he was reassigned to Reading. After slugging a grand slam and a two-run homer Tuesday, he put the Fighting Phils in front with a three-run blast off Blake Wehunt in the first inning.
Former Sea Dogs player Alex Binelas made it 6-2 with a solo home run in the eighth.
Johanfran Garcia was 3 for 5 and drove in two runs for the Sea Dogs. He doubled home Marvin Alcantara in the third inning, then hit another double in the eighth that scored Franklin Arias. He struck out in the ninth with two runners on, however, after Portland scored twice on an error and a fielder’s choice.
Portland has lost five of its last six games, dropping to 29-29.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less