IronPigs Game Notes
July 6, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release
The IronPigs (51-36) play the finale of a two-game "road" series* against the third-place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (47-41) at Coca-Cola Park (*which follows a three-game home series with SWB which the Pigs won, 2-1). This also concludes a stretch of 12 games in 11 days at Coca-Cola Park, during which time the Pigs have gone 8-3... With a 7-2 win last night, the Pigs have won five of their last six games and, over a longer stretch, have gone 19-10 in their last 29 contests to go from 4.5-games out to 3.0-games up in the North... The Yankees -- New York's top affiliate -- are now 6-4 in their last 10 games. However, they've dropped three of their last four games and have gone just 7-11 since June 18.
RHP B.J. Rosenberg (2-1, 1.74) will start for LHV against LHP Michael O'Connor (1-3, 4.11).
* Tonight's game features post-game fireworks, presented by Lehigh Valley Center for Sight... First-Pitch is at 7:05 p.m... The Pigs will conclude the "first-half" with a three-game weekend series in Rochester which includes a doubleheader on Sunday.
WITH A WIN TONIGHT, THE PIGS WILL...:
* Set a new season-best, high-water mark of 16 games above .500 -- their highest mark since ending the 2011 season at 16 (80-64).
* Tie, with a PAW loss, set a new season-largest lead in the North Division at 4.0 GA --.their highest since 4.0 GA on 7/27/11.
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