Drew Naylor News

Recap: Eury Perez went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored as the Harrisburg Senators beat the Reading Phillies in an Eastern League game at Metro Bank Park Saturday night.

RHP Trevor May , the Phillies No. 1 prospect, had the shortest start of his pro career last Sunday at Erie when the Seawolves bombed him for eight hits and seven runs in two innings, sending his ERA from 2.91 to 4.10. Reading rallied take him of the hook but lost 8-7 in the ninth.

It wasn't as poor as Zack Segovia's previous start, when Akron's first three batters hit home runs off him.

Liberty's Matt McBride went 3-for-5 Friday for Colorado Springs, the seventh time this year he's had 3 or more hits in a game, as his latest hitting streak reached 5 G . His .358 average is 7th in the Pacific Coast League with 4 HR, 24 RBI.

Sebastian Valle's homer deep into the stands in left field was a welcome sight for the Reading Phillies Tuesday night.

Recap: Darin Ruf had a career night at the plate with a grand slam and six RBIs as the Phillies had 12 hits in a win over New Britain at New Britain Stadium Thursday night.

Drew Naylor spent his 25th birthday on an operating room table undergoing Tommy John surgery.

At 5-10, 175 pounds, Cesar Hernandez doesn't look like a guy who might be the catalyst for the best club in the Eastern League, or one that's leading the league in hitting.