Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Reading Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 9 3 Wakefield Merchants 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2

WP - Jack Burke LP - Kyle McCarthy Despite costly errors by the Bulldogs defense in the bottom of the 7th inning leading to extra innings, the Reading offense was able to rally in the 8th to score two more runs and earn their 9th win of the season. Jack Burke got the start and the win for the Bulldogs, delivering strong work on the mound. Burke pitched 7 innings, giving up 3 runs (0 earned) on 3 hits, while striking out 1 batter and walking 3. All three Merchant runs came at the hand of fielding errors by the Bulldog defense. Consecutive errors in the bottom of the 7th inning ended up tying the game 3-3, forcing extra innings. The Bulldogs scored their first 3 runs in the 5th inning off an RBI single by player/coach Dante Padovani and by an RBI double from the bat of Ryan Wolfsberg. Reading rallied in the 8th inning to score two more runs, including an RBI double by Andrew Haser.