Game Date: Mar 10th, 2075
Mount Vernon 8 - Reading 5
Date: April 19th, 2070
Game: Cup [#5827416] 
Ballpark: Reading Yard
Attendance: 23,108
Winning Pitcher: Óscar De La Cruz (2-1)
Losing Pitcher: Veeti Niemi (0-1)
Save: Daniel Radford (3)
Player Of The Game: Jose Luis Rodriguez (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Mount Vernon Wolverines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Reading Red Tails | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ||
Mount Vernon Wolverines
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Wyatt 1b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| L. Portillo dh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | |
| J. Rodriguez c | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | |
| C. Jolley rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | |
| P. Webber lf | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .475 | |
| L. Fennell ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 | |
| T. Pagan cf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .304 | |
| B. Newkirk 2b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 | |
| B. Esposito 3b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | |
| Total | 38 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| J. Brownlee | 6⅔ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 108 | 73 | 6 | - | 10 | 10.38 | |
| O. De La Cruz W (2-1) | 1⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 7.36 | |
| D. Radford S (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 128 | 87 | 9 | - | 12 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| J. Brownlee p | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. De La Cruz p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Radford p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Rodriguez c | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wyatt 1b | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B. Newkirk 2b | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B. Esposito 3b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Fennell ss | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P. Webber lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Pagan cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Jolley rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Reading Red Tails
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| V. Lee rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | |
| I. Ioane ss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | |
| P. Tang 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | |
| R. Molina lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | |
| M. Colon lf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| M. Colburn cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | |
| I. Ayala c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| M. Sanchez 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .361 | |
| J. Anderson dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .290 | |
| J. Montalvo 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | |
| Total | 33 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| F. Benavidez | 6⅓ | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 98 | 61 | 11 | - | 6 | 4.95 | |
| V. Niemi L (0-1) | 1⅔ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 4 | - | 1 | 2.35 | |
| M. Vickers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 2.08 | |
| Total | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 137 | 86 | 16 | - | 8 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| F. Benavidez p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| V. Niemi p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Vickers p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| I. Ayala c | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Montalvo 1b | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Sanchez 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P. Tang 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Ioane ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Molina lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Colon lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Colburn cf | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| V. Lee rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Player of the Game
Mount Vernon: Jose Luis Rodriguez
Managers
Mount Vernon: Corey Self
Reading: Gus Street
Injuries
Mount Vernon: OF-Hodgson, P-Ferguson
Reading: none
Starting Pitcher
Mount Vernon: J. Brownlee
Reading: F. Benavidez
Pitcher Fatigue
Mount Vernon: Harder-Light, Simard-Moderate, Bechtel-Light, Mooney-Light, Massie-Heavy, De La Cruz-Light, Kirby-Light, Linares-Light
Reading: Nugent-Heavy, Napier-Moderate, Gomez-Light, Morton-Light, Jorgensen-Moderate, Reeves-Moderate, Toussaint-Moderate, De Angelis-Light
Power Index
Mount Vernon: 95.5
Reading: 100.5
Lineup Selection
Mount Vernon: Default [option #3]
Reading: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: April 19th, 2070
Game Type: Cup
Ballpark: Reading Yard
Weather: Cloudy
Attendance: 23,108
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Mon Jul 28 2025 @ 2:27:54 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Mount Vernon: J. Brownlee (R)
Reading: F. Benavidez (R)
Starting Lineups
Mount Vernon: 1B-Wyatt (L), DH-Portillo (L), C-Rodriguez (R), RF-Jolley (L), LF-Webber (R), SS-Fennell (L), CF-Pagan (L), 2B-Newkirk (R), 3B-Esposito (R)
Reading: RF-Lee (R), SS-Ioane (R), 3B-Tang (S), LF-Molina (L), CF-Colburn (R), C-Ayala (L), 2B-Sanchez (R), DH-Anderson (R), 1B-Montalvo (L)
Top 1st: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Wyatt hits a single to center field.
Portillo flies out to right field.
Rodriguez hits a double to left field. Wyatt advances to third base.
Jolley hits a ground ball single through to left field. Wyatt comes in to score. Rodriguez advances to third base.
Webber hits a double to left field. Rodriguez comes in to score. Jolley advances to third base.
Fennell strikes out.
Pagan grounds to third base. Pagan is thrown out at first by Tang.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Bottom 1st: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Lee flies out to center field.
Ioane flies out to left field.
Tang flies out to center field.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Top 2nd: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Newkirk flies out to center field.
Esposito hits a double to left field.
Wyatt grounds to short stop. Wyatt is thrown out at first by Ioane. Esposito advances to third base.
Portillo grounds to first base. Portillo is thrown out at first by Montalvo.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Bottom 2nd: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Molina grounds to the pitcher. Molina is thrown out at first by Brownlee.
Colburn flies out to left field.
Ayala lines out to short stop.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Top 3rd: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Rodriguez reaches on an error by first base Montalvo.
Jolley strikes out.
Webber grounds to third base. Rodriguez is thrown out at second by Tang. Webber is thrown out at first by second base Sanchez for a double play.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Bottom 3rd: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Sanchez hits a double to center field.
Anderson lines out to center field.
Montalvo pops out to third base.
Lee strikes out.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Top 4th: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Fennell flies out to center field.
Pagan grounds to third base. Pagan is thrown out at first by Tang.
Newkirk grounds to short stop. Newkirk is thrown out at first by Ioane.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Bottom 4th: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Ioane draws a walk.
Ioane steals second base.
Tang hits a single to center field. Ioane advances to third base.
Molina grounds to second base. Tang is thrown out at second by Newkirk. Molina is thrown out at first by short stop Fennell for a double play. Ioane comes in to score.
Colburn lines out to the pitcher.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 1
Top 5th: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Esposito flies out to center field.
Wyatt flies out to center field.
Portillo lines out to second base.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 1
Bottom 5th: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Ayala hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Sanchez draws a walk.
Anderson pops out to second base.
Montalvo strikes out on a hit and run. Ayala is caught stealing third base by Rodriguez.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 1
Top 6th: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Rodriguez flies out to right field.
Jolley grounds to short stop. Jolley is thrown out at first by Ioane.
Webber hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Fennell draws a walk.
Pagan strikes out.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 1
Bottom 6th: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Lee flies out to left field.
Ioane hits a single to left field.
Ioane steals second base.
Tang hits a ground ball single through to left field. Ioane comes in to score.
Molina flies out to right field.
Colburn grounds to second base. Colburn is thrown out at first by Newkirk.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 2
Top 7th: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Newkirk hits a double to center field.
Esposito bunts to the catcher. Esposito is thrown out at first by Ayala. Newkirk advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Wyatt is intentionally walked.
Portillo hits a single to right field. Newkirk comes in to score. Wyatt advances to second base.
Rodriguez draws a walk.
Benavidez throws a wild pitch. Wyatt comes in to score. Portillo advances to third base. Rodriguez advances to second base.
Jolley is intentionally walked.
Niemi comes in to pitch.
Webber lines out to center field.
Fennell hits a single to center field. Portillo comes in to score. Rodriguez is thrown out at the plate by Colburn. Jolley advances to third base.
Mount Vernon 5, Reading 2
Bottom 7th: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Ayala flies out to left field.
Sanchez grounds to first base. Sanchez is thrown out at first by Wyatt.
Anderson hits a single to left field.
Anderson steals second base.
Montalvo hits a triple to center field. Anderson comes in to score.
Lee hits a home run to right field. Montalvo comes in to score.
De La Cruz comes in to pitch.
Ioane lines out to first base.
Mount Vernon 5, Reading 5
Top 8th: Mount Vernon
Niemi takes the mound to pitch.
Pagan grounds to the pitcher. Pagan is thrown out at first by Niemi.
Newkirk grounds to short stop. Newkirk is thrown out at first by Ioane.
Esposito hits a double to center field.
Wyatt hits a ground ball single through to center field. Esposito comes in to score.
Portillo grounds to first base. Portillo is forced out at first by Montalvo.
Mount Vernon 6, Reading 5
Bottom 8th: Reading
De La Cruz takes the mound to pitch.
Tang pops out to short stop.
Colon comes in to pinch hit for Molina.
Colon hits a single to right field.
Colburn grounds to second base. Colon is thrown out at second by Newkirk. Colburn is thrown out at first by short stop Fennell for a double play.
Mount Vernon 6, Reading 5
Top 9th: Mount Vernon
Niemi takes the mound to pitch.
Rodriguez hits a home run to left field.
Vickers comes in to pitch.
Jolley pops out to short stop.
Webber hits a double to left field.
Vickers throws a wild pitch. Webber advances to third base.
Fennell is intentionally walked.
Vickers throws a wild pitch. Webber comes in to score. Fennell advances to second base.
Pagan strikes out.
Newkirk grounds to second base. Newkirk is thrown out at first by Sanchez.
Mount Vernon 8, Reading 5
Bottom 9th: Reading
Radford comes in to pitch.
Ayala grounds to third base. Ayala is thrown out at first by Esposito.
Sanchez pops out to third base.
Anderson grounds to second base. Anderson is thrown out at first by Newkirk.
Mount Vernon 8, Reading 5
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Mount Vernon: J. Brownlee (R)
Reading: F. Benavidez (R)
Starting Lineups
Mount Vernon: 1B-Wyatt (L), DH-Portillo (L), C-Rodriguez (R), RF-Jolley (L), LF-Webber (R), SS-Fennell (L), CF-Pagan (L), 2B-Newkirk (R), 3B-Esposito (R)
Reading: RF-Lee (R), SS-Ioane (R), 3B-Tang (S), LF-Molina (L), CF-Colburn (R), C-Ayala (L), 2B-Sanchez (R), DH-Anderson (R), 1B-Montalvo (L)
Top 1st: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Wyatt hits a single to center field.
Portillo flies out to right field.
Rodriguez hits a double to left field. Wyatt advances to third base.
Jolley hits a ground ball single through to left field. Wyatt comes in to score. Rodriguez advances to third base.
Webber hits a double to left field. Rodriguez comes in to score. Jolley advances to third base.
Fennell strikes out.
Pagan grounds to third base. Pagan is thrown out at first by Tang.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Bottom 1st: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Lee flies out to center field.
Ioane flies out to left field.
Tang flies out to center field.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Top 2nd: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Newkirk flies out to center field.
Esposito hits a double to left field.
Wyatt grounds to short stop. Wyatt is thrown out at first by Ioane. Esposito advances to third base.
Portillo grounds to first base. Portillo is thrown out at first by Montalvo.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Bottom 2nd: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Molina grounds to the pitcher. Molina is thrown out at first by Brownlee.
Colburn flies out to left field.
Ayala lines out to short stop.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Top 3rd: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Rodriguez reaches on an error by first base Montalvo.
Jolley strikes out.
Webber grounds to third base. Rodriguez is thrown out at second by Tang. Webber is thrown out at first by second base Sanchez for a double play.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Bottom 3rd: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Sanchez hits a double to center field.
Anderson lines out to center field.
Montalvo pops out to third base.
Lee strikes out.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Top 4th: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Fennell flies out to center field.
Pagan grounds to third base. Pagan is thrown out at first by Tang.
Newkirk grounds to short stop. Newkirk is thrown out at first by Ioane.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 0
Bottom 4th: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Ioane draws a walk.
Ioane steals second base.
Tang hits a single to center field. Ioane advances to third base.
Molina grounds to second base. Tang is thrown out at second by Newkirk. Molina is thrown out at first by short stop Fennell for a double play. Ioane comes in to score.
Colburn lines out to the pitcher.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 1
Top 5th: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Esposito flies out to center field.
Wyatt flies out to center field.
Portillo lines out to second base.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 1
Bottom 5th: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Ayala hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Sanchez draws a walk.
Anderson pops out to second base.
Montalvo strikes out on a hit and run. Ayala is caught stealing third base by Rodriguez.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 1
Top 6th: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Rodriguez flies out to right field.
Jolley grounds to short stop. Jolley is thrown out at first by Ioane.
Webber hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Fennell draws a walk.
Pagan strikes out.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 1
Bottom 6th: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Lee flies out to left field.
Ioane hits a single to left field.
Ioane steals second base.
Tang hits a ground ball single through to left field. Ioane comes in to score.
Molina flies out to right field.
Colburn grounds to second base. Colburn is thrown out at first by Newkirk.
Mount Vernon 2, Reading 2
Top 7th: Mount Vernon
Benavidez takes the mound to pitch.
Newkirk hits a double to center field.
Esposito bunts to the catcher. Esposito is thrown out at first by Ayala. Newkirk advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Wyatt is intentionally walked.
Portillo hits a single to right field. Newkirk comes in to score. Wyatt advances to second base.
Rodriguez draws a walk.
Benavidez throws a wild pitch. Wyatt comes in to score. Portillo advances to third base. Rodriguez advances to second base.
Jolley is intentionally walked.
Niemi comes in to pitch.
Webber lines out to center field.
Fennell hits a single to center field. Portillo comes in to score. Rodriguez is thrown out at the plate by Colburn. Jolley advances to third base.
Mount Vernon 5, Reading 2
Bottom 7th: Reading
Brownlee takes the mound to pitch.
Ayala flies out to left field.
Sanchez grounds to first base. Sanchez is thrown out at first by Wyatt.
Anderson hits a single to left field.
Anderson steals second base.
Montalvo hits a triple to center field. Anderson comes in to score.
Lee hits a home run to right field. Montalvo comes in to score.
De La Cruz comes in to pitch.
Ioane lines out to first base.
Mount Vernon 5, Reading 5
Top 8th: Mount Vernon
Niemi takes the mound to pitch.
Pagan grounds to the pitcher. Pagan is thrown out at first by Niemi.
Newkirk grounds to short stop. Newkirk is thrown out at first by Ioane.
Esposito hits a double to center field.
Wyatt hits a ground ball single through to center field. Esposito comes in to score.
Portillo grounds to first base. Portillo is forced out at first by Montalvo.
Mount Vernon 6, Reading 5
Bottom 8th: Reading
De La Cruz takes the mound to pitch.
Tang pops out to short stop.
Colon comes in to pinch hit for Molina.
Colon hits a single to right field.
Colburn grounds to second base. Colon is thrown out at second by Newkirk. Colburn is thrown out at first by short stop Fennell for a double play.
Mount Vernon 6, Reading 5
Top 9th: Mount Vernon
Niemi takes the mound to pitch.
Rodriguez hits a home run to left field.
Vickers comes in to pitch.
Jolley pops out to short stop.
Webber hits a double to left field.
Vickers throws a wild pitch. Webber advances to third base.
Fennell is intentionally walked.
Vickers throws a wild pitch. Webber comes in to score. Fennell advances to second base.
Pagan strikes out.
Newkirk grounds to second base. Newkirk is thrown out at first by Sanchez.
Mount Vernon 8, Reading 5
Bottom 9th: Reading
Radford comes in to pitch.
Ayala grounds to third base. Ayala is thrown out at first by Esposito.
Sanchez pops out to third base.
Anderson grounds to second base. Anderson is thrown out at first by Newkirk.
Mount Vernon 8, Reading 5