IronPigs Game Notes
Published on August 19, 2012 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release
Down to their final 15 games of the regular season, the IronPigs (69-60) play Game Two of a four-game series against the West's third-place Toledo Mud Hens (52-77) at Coca-Cola Park... With a 4-3 walk-off* win last night, the Pigs have now won four of their last six games to move into a tie in the Wild Card race. Still, since July 6, the Pigs have gone just 18-24 in their last 42 contests -- going from a season-high 3.0-games up to 4.0-games back in the North. The Pigs need to go 11-4 in their remaining games to match their 80-64 record last year... Toledo -- Detroit's top affiliate -- has still won eight of its last 11 affairs after a six-game losing streak and a 3-15 span from July 21 to August 7. The Hens started 17-9 out of the gates before going 35-68 (.340) since May 4.
RHP Tyson Brummett (3-3, 3.41) will start for LHV against LHP Adam Wilk (5-11, 2.96).
Tonight is Youth Replica Domonic Brown Jersey Night, presented by Capital BlueCross... First-Pitch is set for 5:35 p.m.
*WALK THIS WAY!:
With the 4-3 walk-off win last night, the Pigs now have a remarkable IL-leading 13 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 13 of 62 home games this season -- that's 21% of their games; 31% of their IL-leading 42 home wins! The Pigs now have 32 walk-off victories all-time.
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