Hammer Time with some late charge gives Pigs edge

May 22, 2019 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release

(Allentown, Pa) - The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (23-19) have won back-to-back games as they beat the Syracuse Mets (24-20). The Pigs and Mets are now tied for first place in the International League Northern Division. JD Hammer (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for his first AAA win.

Tom Eshelman made his return to AAA and pitched well through five innings. He allowed three runs off three hits with one walk and six strikeouts. The Mets got two runs off him in the top of the fourth inning as Travis Taijeron hit at two-run home run. Rymer Liriano followed with a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning.

Lehigh Valley had taken a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning against Zach Lee. Ali Castillo and Gift Ngoepe each hit an RBI single while Matt McBride brought in a run on a fielder's choice.

Gregor Blanco scored on a wild pitch in the top of the sixth inning to give Syracuse a 4-3 lead. McBride tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning by hitting an RBI double.

Two more runs came across the bottom of the eighth inning for Lehigh Valley as they jumped ahead 6-4. Mitch Walding hit a go-ahead RBI double off Tim Peterson (1-4). Walding scored on an RBI groundout by McBride.

Yacksel Rios earned his fourth save by pitching a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The IronPigs play for the sweep tomorrow night against the Mets. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m.

The 2019 IronPigs season is the team's 12th as the top affiliate for the Philadelphia Phillies and 12th at Coca-Cola Park. Follow the IronPigs on Twitter at @IronPigs and like them on Facebook via www.facebook.com/LHVIronPigs.

The 2019 IronPigs season is presented by Capital BlueCross.

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