Reading wins, 2-0

Gillies 0/4; Galvis 0/3, BB; Brown 1/3, 3B, BB

Aumont 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K; Chapman 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K; Schwimer 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, save

Nice 1-hitter by the staff! Only hit was a ground-ball single to right.

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LV wins 6-2

Mayberry 2/4, HR; Mazone a solid start, and a scoreless inning for Villarreal

Reading wins 3-2

Gillies 2/4; Brown 1/2, BB

Worley 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K; Escalona 1 IP, K, save

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The R-Phils returned to First Energy Stadium beaten and battered after a 1-6 roadtrip Friday night, and proceeded to lose the first game of the homestand as well, giving them a 1-5 week since my last roundup.  Domonic Brown returned to the lineup and homered, but Tyson Gillies is still out with a hand injury (thumb) and Michael Spidale is battling a sore foot. BJRosenberg remains on the DL with a right lat strain, as does Quentin Berry with an infection.

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Tonights scheduled starter Andrew Carpenter has been scratched from his start, leading to immediate speculation that he will be called up to Philadelphia because of the possibility of an imminent DL stint for JA Happ. Taking Carpenter’s start in Allentown this evening will be Brandon Duckworth who has spent the first two weeks of the season on the DL with turf toe.  With his activation, reliever Alex Concepcion (who was hit around for 4 runs in 2/3 of an inning on Wednesday) seems to have developed a similar malady and was placed on the DL with right turf toe.

A transaction of some note today in Lehigh Valley.  Left handed reliever Jake Woods was released and reliever Oscar Villareal was activated from the disabled list after spending the last year recovering from Tommy John surgery.  Villareal, a 29 year old righty, has spent parts of six seasons in the majors, amassing a career mark of 24-15 with a 3.86 ERA.  Villareal has made over 50 appearances in three major league seasons (03, 06, 07) and if recovered could be a help in a month or two in the Phillies bullpen.  Look for the Lehigh Valley full weekend report this evening.

With Wilson Valdez being called up to Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley was short an infielder, and called up 28 year old Melvin Dorta from Reading. Dorta has started slowly hitting just .176 thus far on the year, but is a career .269 hitter at the AAA level, spanning three seasons.  Filling Dorta’s role in Reading will be Keoni DeRenne.  Also, activated from the disabled list in Reading is Brian Stavisky, who takes over the roster spot of Quintin Berry as Berry recovers from his infection.