READING, Pa. – The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (7-5, 41-38) ended their six-game road trip on a high note with a Sunday win at FirstEnergy Stadium against the Reading Fightin Phils (7-4, 37-43), 5-3.

The Fisher Cats’ bullpen twirled 6-1/3 scoreless innings, and the offense provided early run support with a four-run second.

Starter Chris McElvain allowed three earned runs in 2-2/3 innings with a pair of strikeouts. Right-hander Aaron Munson (W, 2-2) followed with 2-1/3 innings of shutout baseball in his third outing of the week. Reliever Yondrei Rojas tossed a pair of scoreless frames and allowed one hit. Javen Coleman (SV, 5) entered in the eighth inning, and the lefty secured a six-out save and a New Hampshire win.

New Hampshire struck first in the top of the second inning. Right fielder Eddie Micheletti Jr. started the inning with a walk. The next batter, designated hitter Hedbert Perez (4), mashed a two-run homer. Third baseman Dub Gleed doubled and scored two batters later on an RBI knock from catcher Patrick Winkel. After a two-base error pushed Winkel to third, center fielder Cade Doughty cracked a sacrifice fly and made it 4-0.

Reading cut into their deficit with a three-run bottom of the third. Highlighting the inning was a two-run single from second baseman Luke Ritter. The score stayed the same until the eighth, when the Fisher Cats loaded the bases and plated a run on a double play, 5-3.

Following a day off, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats return to Delta Dental Stadium for a six-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs. First pitch on Tuesday, July 7, is slated for 6:03 p.m. Coverage begins at 5:43 p.m. on WKXL, Bally Live, MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, and the Fisher Cats Radio Network.