The teams will play a doubleheader on Thursday.

Altoona jumps out to a three-run lead in the third and hangs on for the win.

Jordan is named the player of the week after batting .435 in seven games.

Early allows just one hit over five innings and strikes out nine to improve to 4-0 this season.

Jordan homers and drives in four runs, and pitcher Isaac Coffey makes an impressive season debut.

Fitts, on a rehab assignment from the Boston Red Sox, pitches three scoreless innings, and Portland scores four times in the seventh to win.

Reading’s Hendry Mendez goes 3 for 5 and drives in five runs in the two wins.

Tyler Miller hits a three-run triple, and Reading leaves runners on second and third to end the game.