HARTFORD, Conn. (Interstat) — Stu Flesland III pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings and the Hartford Yard Goats defeated the Reading Fightin Phils 9-0 on Saturday at Dunkin’ Park before a crowd of 7,055.

Hartford scored in the first, third, fifth and seventh innings. Kyle Karros homered in the first, Jared Thomas hit a three-run shot in the third and Cole Messina homered in the seventh. Thomas added an RBI single in the fifth and finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs. Messina went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, Jacob Humphrey had three hits, and Dyan Jorge had two hits and an RBI. Karros also drove in a run.

Flesland III (7-2) allowed five hits and struck out seven. Victor Juarez threw 2 1/3 innings of one-hit relief. Daniel Harper and Aaron Combs each worked scoreless relief for Reading. Adam Seminaris (12-9) took the loss.

Hartford outhit Reading 15-6. The Yard Goats improved to 64-69, while Reading dropped to 67-65. The game lasted 2:37.