The Phillies’ win streak is at five games after completing a four-game sweep of Washington in dramatic fashion. The Fightin’s scored four in the ninth to post a one-run, 7-6, victory.

Not all that surprisingly at this point, the Pirates lost again. Cincinnati over the Bucs this time, 7-4.

State College took care of Trenton, 8-2. Harrisburg got a win, edging Erie, 3-2. Altoona beat Akron, 3-1.

There’s that “Wrangle In the Wild” event this weekend. There’s also a Home Run Derby locally. Details to those events and more, online for free, at MerfRadio.com.

And, in the NFL’s Hall of Fame game last night, the Steelers knocked off the Dallas Cowboys, 16-3.