IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

IronPigs, Bats Split Twin Bill

Published on June 28, 2015 under International League (IL1)
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The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (30-48) and Louisville Bats (38-39) split a twin bill on Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Park. Louisville took game one by a score of 6-1 before the IronPigs captured the nightcap by an 8-3 count.

Game One

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs dropped a 6-1 decision to the Louisville Bats in game one of a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.

Trailing 2-1, Lehigh Valley loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the sixth, but Jumbo Diaz was able to fan Russ Canzler and get Chris McGuiness to pop out to short to escape the jam.

RHP Dylan Axelrod (5-5) earned the win for the Bats as he gave up one run on one hit while walking three and fanning four in 5.1 IP. Diaz (1.2 IP, H, 2 BB, 2 K) got the final five outs to notch his fourth save of the season.

The game was scoreless until the top of the fourth when Kristopher Negron's solo shot off of Pigs starter Jason Berken gave the Bats a 1-0 lead. It was Negron's first home run of the season.

Berken (4-5) allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits to go along with three walks (one IBB) and four strikeouts over six innings of work.

Aaron Altherr's solo shot in the home half of the inning tied things at one apiece for the Pigs. It was the first home run of his Triple-A career.

Louisville took the lead in the top of the sixth as Yorman Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice and error charged to Berken that allowed Negron to score and give the visitors a 2-1 advantage. Negron had drawn a leadoff walk in the inning.

The Bats added four insurance runs in the seventh to take a 6-1 lead as Jose Constanza drew a one-out walk, moved to third on a single and scored on Negron's sac fly, Josh Satin plated a pair with a two-run double off the wall in right centerfield and Brennan Boesch delivered an RBI single. All four runs were charged to RHP Seth Rosin (1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB).

Lehigh Valley was limited to just two hits in the game: Altherr's home run and a single by Jordan Danks in the seventh.

Game Two

RHP Chris Leroux tossed five shutout innings as the Lehigh Valley IronPigs defeated the Louisville Bats by a score of 8-3 in the nightcap of a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Park.

Leroux (1-2) allowed two hits and fanned two over his five innings of work.

The Pigs took an early 1-0 lead in the second as Canzler reached with a leadoff single, moved to second on a walk and scored on Logan Moore's RBI single.

Lehigh Valley extended the lead to 5-0 with four runs in the fifth as Cord Phelps (2-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI) delivered a two-run triple, Altherr came through with an RBI single and Brian Bogusevic plated another with an RBI infield single.

RHP Donovan Hand (1-4) was tagged with the loss for the Bats as he gave up four runs on seven hits to go along with a walk and two strikeouts in 4.1 IP.

Louisville got a run back in the sixth against RHP Hector Neris (1.0 IP, 4 H, R, ER) to cut the lead to 5-1 as Brennan Boesch knocked home a run with an RBI infield single.

In the home half of the sixth, the Pigs plated three runs to open up an 8-1 advantage as Altherr (2-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R) delivered a two-run blast and Chase d'Arnaud (2-4, 2 R) reached on an error, which allowed Tyler Henson to score. It was Altherr's second home run of the season.

An error charged to Phelps in the top of the seventh allowed a pair of runs to score for the Bats and cut the lead to 8-3.

The IronPigs begin a three-game set with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Monday night at Coca-Cola Park. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. as RHP Aaron Nola (2-0, 2.13) gets the ball for the Pigs against RailRiders RHP Esmil Rogers (0-0, 4.70).

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