HARTFORD (Interstat) — The Reading Phillies will visit the Hartford Yard Goats on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in an Eastern League (AA) game at Dunkin’ Park. Reading enters at 68-67. Hartford is 66-71. The forecast for game time calls for clear skies and a temperature near 72 degrees. Reading has won six of its last 10 games, while Hartford has won four of its last 10.

Reading lists Cody Bowker (5-6) and Jackson Cox (6-5) as probable pitchers. Bowker has a 5-6 record this season, while Cox is 6-5.

Bryan Rincon is a player to watch for Reading. Rincon went 2-for-5 with five RBIs in a 21-4 win over Hartford on Sept. 15. He followed a 3-for-4 performance with two home runs and five RBIs against Erie on Sept. 13. He has 10 RBIs in his last two games. He was 0-for-3 on Sept. 10. Before that, he went 1-for-4 with an RBI on Sept. 9 and 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI on Sept. 8. In earlier games against Hartford, Rincon was 1-for-3 on Sept. 6, 1-for-3 on Sept. 5, 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs on Sept. 4, 0-for-5 on Sept. 3 and 0-for-2 on Sept. 2.

Hunter Mann is a player to watch for Hartford. The pitcher allowed no hits and no earned runs in 1 1/3 innings against Reading on Sept. 15. He also worked one inning with no hits, no earned runs and one strikeout at Somerset on Sept. 11. On Sept. 4 against Reading, Mann pitched two innings, allowing two hits and one earned run with five strikeouts. He had a 2/3-inning outing with no hits, no earned runs and one strikeout at New Hampshire on Aug. 26, then one inning with one hit, no earned runs and one strikeout on Aug. 25. He allowed two hits and three earned runs in one inning against Somerset on Aug. 22. Mann has not allowed an earned run in five of his last six appearances.

Reading won the most recent meeting 21-4 on Sept. 15. Hartford won 9-0 on Sept. 5 and 4-3 on Sept. 4. Reading won 6-2 on Sept. 6, 10-5 on Sept. 3 and 5-3 on Sept. 2. Hartford won 5-3 on Sept. 1. In June, Reading took two of three home games against Hartford. Reading has won six of the last 10 meetings between the teams. The teams will meet again Friday, Sept. 18, at Hartford.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Reading 6, Hartford 3. Interstat’s ELO system gives Reading a 51.7 percent probability to win.