Tough Friday Night Bounces But Gillies Goes Yard Twice

It was a classic summer night in Reading as Jesse took the mound against the Akron Aeros. Just below 90 degrees at game time and not much cooler as the post-game fireworks went off just before 10:00 PM, FirstEnergy Stadium was rockin’ with reported attendance of 7,719.

Jesse had good command most of the night of all his pitches and his fastball was sitting in the low 90s as always, but the Aeros were patient when they needed to be and got some timely hits to score single runs in the 3rd and 5th innings. They bested Jess in his last inning, the 7th, by taking advantage of a lead-off walk and using small ball tactics to score, going up 3-2 before he left Continue reading

Jesse Scheduled to Pitch Friday, May 31 in Reading

Jesse MLBShotJesse will pitch tomorrow night (Friday, May 31) in Reading. He goes up against the always tough Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians). Game time is 7:05 PM.

He will pitch again in Altoona against The Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) on Thursday, June 6 at 7:00 PM.

Stay tuned for more news on the Fightin Phils as they try to regain their early season form and the summer heats up.

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