IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

IronPigs Game Notes

Published on August 13, 2012 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The IronPigs (65-58) play the finale of a two-game series against the fourth-place Rochester Red Wings (62-60) at Coca-Cola Park... With a 10-0 loss last night, the Pigs have been shut out on back-to-back nights and have fallen to 2-3 on this six-game, North Division homestand. The Pigs have now dropped five of their last seven games and since July 6, they've gone just 14-22 in their last 36 contests -- going from a season-high 3.0-games up to 3.5-games back in the North... Rochester -- Minnesota's top affiliate -- has gone 10-4 in its last 14 affairs. After starting 20-30, the Red Wings are 42-30 since May 29.

RHP Tyler Cloyd (11-1, 2.12) will start for LHV against RHP Shairon Martis (2-1, 5.63).

First-Pitch is 7:05 p.m...

BACK-TO-BACK BLANKINGS:

The Pigs have been shut out in back-to-back games (6-0, 10-0) for the 2nd time this season -- 7/7 @ ROC (4-0), 7/8 @ ROC-1 (1-0) -- and for the 1st time in a pair of 9-inning games since 4/20/11-4/21/11 vs. SWB (6-0, 3-0), a span of 253 G... The Pigs have now been shutout for the 11th time -- tying the franchise record from 2011 (10 in 2009, 2010; 8 in 2008)... Of the 11 times the Pigs have been SHO, that was just the 3rd at home (6/17 vs. DUR; 8/11 vs. SYR)... The SHO for ROC was its 11th of 2012 (T-2nd in the IL)...

* The Pigs have not scored a R in their last 20 innings... They went a season-high 24 consecutive scoreless innings 7/6-7/8-G2.

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