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Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Pigs, Chiefs Set for Doubleheader

July 26, 2016 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The Lehigh Valley IronPigs will open a three-game set with the Syracuse Chiefs on Tuesday night with a doubleheader set for 6:05 p.m. Game two will be 30 minutes following the conclusion of game one.

RHP Jake Thompson (9-5, 2.29) gets the ball for manager Dave Brundage's squad on Tuesday night. On Wednesday at Indianapolis, the right-hander earned the win after giving up three hits while walking four and fanning five in six innings of work. Over his last nine starts, Thompson is 6-0 with a 0.58 ERA and has allowed just four earned runs in 62.1 IP.

RHP Taylor Hill (4-8, 4.25) will be on the bump for Syracuse opposite Thompson in game one. Hill's last start came on Wednesday vs. Gwinnett when he got a no-decision after allowing one run on five hits to go along with a walk and three strikeouts in 7.0 IP. The Nashville, Tenn., native is 1-0 with a 0.86 ERA in his last 3 GS (21.0/2).

LHP Adam Morgan (3-1, 3.82) takes the hill for the Pigs in game two on Tuesday. Morgan got the win on Thursday at Louisville when he allowed three runs on eight hits while fanning five in seven innings of work. The southpaw is 2-0 with a 4.15 ERA (13.0/6) in two starts since rejoining the IronPigs in mid-July.

LHP Aaron Laffey (4-3, 3.89) will toe the rubber for the Chiefs opposite Morgan in game two of the doubleheader. Laffey's last outing came in relief on Thursday at Rochester when he gave up one hits to go along with two strikeouts in 2.2 shutout IP. The Cumberland, Md., native is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 2 GS against the Pigs this season, having given up four earned runs over 8.0 IP.

Pigs 1B/OF Darin Ruf tied a franchise record with a two-homer game at Louisville on Sunday. It marks the second multi-home run game of the season for Ruf after he accomplished the feat on May 26 at Pawtucket.

All fans attending Tuesday's game will receive either cash or a coupon as part of the Cooper Cash giveaway presented by Cooper Cheese. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.

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