Phillies lefthander Matt Maloney got hit around on Monday, allowing five runs on six hits and walking four over five innings in Double-A Reading’s 8-6 win against Harrisburg. But Maloney still picked up the win, and continued to do a little hitting of his own.

The 22-year-old lefthander went 1-for-3 with a double at the plate, and is now hitting .300 and slugging .800 with a pair of doubles and a homer in 10 at-bats.

“He’s been hitting, which has been fun to watch,” Reading manager P.J. Forbes said. “It just adds another dimension to what he can to, how he can help this ballclub win. He’s a bulldog on the mound and he doesn’t lose that mentality when he steps in the box.

“The one thing with him where he needs to tone down that mentality is you can see the irritation when something (bad) happens. I don’t think he’ll grow out of the bulldog, but he’ll grow out of letting people know what’s going on in his head.

“I love his changeup . . . the arm action’s the same as his fastball. When he’s spotting the fastball and he’s got such good deception in his delivery, it makes the changeup that much more effective. It’s all about location with him. He’s not going to blow you away, but if he can locate his fastball, the changeup will keep him off enough that he’s going to be successful.”