Reading, now 57-54, is in 4th place in the Southern division, 6.5 games out of first. Due to the trades of Matt Maloney and Jesus Merchan, the league leader report is a little lighter. On the pitching end, Chris Key is 5th in the league with 16 saves. On the hitting end, Mike Costanzo is 5th in the league in runs (70), 2nd in homers (19), 9th in RBI’s (62) and 2nd in strikeouts (130). Greg Jacobs is 8th in runs(62), 6th in hits (114), 6th in doubles (28), 3rd in homers (18), 4th in RBI’s (70) and 6th in batting average (.313). Jason Hill is 3rd in the league with 30 doubles. Continue reading Reading Report
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Reading ended this week at 38-40, still mired in 5th place and now 8.5 games out of first. Looking at the league leaders in hitting, Jesus Merchan remains the leader in batting average (.342) and is fourth in on base %(.409). Mike Costanzo leads the league in homers(15) and strikeouts(100), and is 8th in runs (44). Greg Jacobs is 5th in homers (12), and 5th in RBI’s(48). Javon Moran is 3rd in Stolen bases (18), and Jason Hill is 8th in the league in doubles(22). Pitching leaders include Matt Maloney, 2nd in innings (93.1), 9th in wins(6), 5th in strikeouts(78), and 3rd in homers allowed (10). Landon Jacobsen is 10th in wins(6), and first in innings pitched (93.2).
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Reading closed this week with a record of 33-37, still 7.5 games out of first place in the Southern division as we approach the seasons, mid way point. Statistically, in the hitting categories Jesus Merchan continues to lead the league in hitting at .347. Greg Jacobs is 9th in average (.315), 5th in hits (73), 5th in doubles (19), 6th in homers (10), and 2nd in RBI’s (46). Mike Costanzo is 5th in runs (42), 2nd in homers (13), and 2nd in strikeouts (91); Randy Ruiz is 9th in hits. Jason Hill is 7th in the league with 19 doubles and Javon Moran is 6th in the league with 16 stolen bases. On the hill, Landon Jacobsen is 2nd in the league with 6 wins and leads the league with 87.2 innings pitched. Matt Maloney, is starting to come on strong and is 2nd in the league with 85.1 innings and 4th in the league with 71 stikeouts. Continue reading Reading Report
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The Phils end this week on the heels of a 2 game winning streak, at 30-34, in 5th place in the Southern division, and 7.5 games out of first. Hitting leaders include Javon Moran who is 8th in runs (36) and 3rd in stolen bases (16); Mike Costanzo 7th in runs (37), 1st in homers (13); Greg Jacobs 3rd in hits (66), 5th in homers (10), 2nd in RBI’s (42) and 5th in average (.317); Jason Hill leads the league in doubles (19); Randy Ruiz 6th in homers (9), 4th in RBI’s (36), 6th in average (.317) and Jesus Merchan who is leading the lead in average (.364) and 2nd in on base %(.424). In the pitching categories, Matt Maloney continues to lead in homers allowed (9) and is 6th in the league in strikouts (61). Landon Jacobsen is now tied for 3rd in the league with 6 wins, and has taken over the league lead in innings pitched with 82.2, with Kyle Kendrick’s permanent? departure to the bigs.
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Reading lost 4 of 7 games this week, and are at 28-30 on the season, in 5th place in the Southern Division, 6 games out of first place. Hitting leaders for the Phils include Javon Moran 4th in runs (36) and 2nd in stolen bases(16); Greg Jacobs who is 6th in hits (57), 2nd in RBI’s (36), and 9th in battering average (.310); Randy Ruiz who is 7th in hits (57), 5th in homers (8), 6th in RBI’s (34) and 6th in batting average (.317); Mike Costanzo who is 7th in runs (34); 3rd in homers(10), and 2nd in strikeouts (75); Jason Hill is leading the league in doubles (19); and Jesus Merchan continues to lead the league in hitting (.374). In the pitching categories, Matt Maloney is 3rd in the league in innings (67), 6th in the league in strikouts(55) and leading the league in homers allowed (9); Landon Jacobsen is 2nd in the league in innings pitched (70.2) and 5th in wins (5); and Kyle Kendrick continues to lead the league in innings pitched (72.1)
Reading–Week 8
The Phils went 2-5 since we last spoke and are now 25-26, in 4th place and 5 games behind leading Akron in the Southern division. Reading still has numerous players among the league leaders in categories both good and bad. Landon Jacobsen is 4th in the league with 5 wins and 2nd in the league with 64.2 innings pitched. Kyle Kendrick is the league leader with 66 innings pitched. Matt Maloney is 10th in the league with 44 strikeouts, however has yielded 7 homers which ranks 3rd in the league, behind Tim McClaskey who is the league leader in homers allowed with 8. In the hitting categories, Javon Moran, despite his injury still ranks among the leaders in runs (2nd, 36), hits (3rd, 53), and stolen bases (2nd, 16). Greg Jacobs has been climbing the ranks and now ranks 8th in hits (50) and 3rd in RBI’s (32). The Phils have two league leaders in hitting categories. Jesus Merchan in average (.371) and Jason Hill with 18 doubles. Mike Costanzo ranks 2nd in homers with 10, and continues to lead the league in strikeouts with 67.
Reading–Week Seven
The Phils end Week Seven having won 2 consecutive games againt New Hampshire, leaving Reading at 23-21 on the year, in 4th place in the Southern division, 2.5 games behind front running Trenton. After one more game against New Hampshire, Reading travels to Portland for a four game series before returning home to face Bowie. In the batting leaders category, Javon Moran continues to lead the league in runs (36), hits (52), is second in the league with 16 Stolen bases, and eighth in league in average at .310. Jesus Merchan is 6th in the league with 44 hits, and continues to lead the league with a .383 batting average. Mike Costanzo is third in the league with 8 homers and leads the league with 60 strikeouts. The Phils have 2 players in the top 10 in RBI’s as Greg Jacobs is 3rd with 27 and Juan Tejada is 7th with 25. In the pitching categories, Landon Jacobsen is tied for second in the league with five wins, Kyle Kendrick continues to lead the league in innings pitched with 60 and Matt Maloney ranks 10th with 40 strikeouts.
Reading—Week 6
The Phils ended the week far better than they began, on a 5 game winning streak, bringing their record to 20-17, 1.5 games behind front running Akron in the Southern division. Javon Moran is 2nd in the league in runs (31), leading the league in hits (44) and stolen bases (16), and 6th in the league in average (.319). Jesus Merchan continues to lead the league in average at .381, is second in on base percentage (.440) and 10th in the league in hits (27). Mike Costanzo is second in the league in homers (8) and leads in the league in strikeouts (49). Kyle Kendrick leads the league with 53 innings pitched and Landon Jacobsen is 5th in the league with 4 wins.
Reading Phillies–Week Five
Reading closed out week five slipping to 15-16 and losing ground to front running Akron, slipping to 2.5 games behind in the Southern division. Hitting leaders for the Phils include Jesus Merchan, 2nd in the lague in batting average hitting .390 and Javon Moran who is 10th at .325. Moran also leads the league in runs scored with 29, stolen bases with 14, and hits with 38. Joey Hammond is 4th in the league with 21 runs scored. Jason Hill is 4th in the league with 9 doubles. Mike Costanzo is 4th in the league with 5 homers and 9th in RBI’s with 17. Costanzo also leads the league in strikeouts with 45. Juan Tejada is 4th in the league with 21 RBI’s. Pitching leaders include Anderson Garcia tied for the league lead with 6 saves and Kyle Kendrick who continues to lead the league in Innings Pitched with 39. Tim McClaskey is 2nd in the league in homeruns allowed with five, and Matt Maloney is just behind him in 3rd place, having given up 4 homeruns.
Reading Report—Week Four
After the first four weeks of the season Reading, although inconsistent remains tied for the top of the Southern division (with Akron), with a 12-10 record. Looking at how individual Phillies rank in the league SS Jesus Merchan is hitting .373 and is 2nd in the league in batting average. OF Javon Moran leads the league with 21 runs scored and is 4th in stolen bases with 9. 3B Mike Costanzo is third in the Eastern League with 5 homeruns, and 6th in the league with 15 RBI’s, however his 31 strikeouts (2nd in the league) and 11 errors, remain of great concern. Looking at the pitching, Anderson Garcia still leads the way with 6 saves , and Kyle Kendrick is leading the league with 32.0 innings pitched.
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