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IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

IronPigs Game Notes

August 2, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The IronPigs (61-52) play the finale of a two-game home series against the first-place Pawtucket Red Sox (62-50) at Coca-Cola Park... With a 3-2 walk-off* win in 10 innings last night, the Pigs have won back-to-back games and three consecutive over Pawtucket. Even so, the Pigs have dropped 10 of their last 17 contests and have gone just 11-17 in their last 28 games --- going from a season-high 3.0-games up to 1.5-games back in the North... The Red Sox -- Boston's top affiliate -- are still 11-6 in their last 17 affairs -- bouncing back from a 14-21 span from June 18 through July 14 (including a nine-game skid June 18-26).

RHP Tyler Cloyd (10-1, 1.98) will start for LHV against LHP Chris Hernandez (1-0, 1.64).

Tonight's game features a post-game Diamond Dig, presented by Susan Bella Jewelry... First-pitch is at 7:05 p.m.

*WALK THIS WAY!:

With a 3-2 walk-of win last night, the Pigs now have 11 walk-off victories in 2012 (the previous franchise-record of 7 set in 2011; and they had 1 more in postseason)... In fact, the Pigs have a walk-off win in 11 of 54 home games this season -- that's 20% of their games; 30% of their home wins! The Pigs now have 30 walk-off victories all-time.

* The walk-off HR by SS Andres Blanco was his 2nd this season (5/21 vs. LOU) -- making him the first LHV player all-time with 2 walk-HR... Earlier this season, Blanco became the first LHV player to ever have both a walk-off HR and a grand slam (7/23 vs. COL) at CCP... In addition, Blanco's 8th HR of the season is a career high. He entered 2012 with 16 HR in 896 G over 11 pro seasons.

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