IronPigs Game Notes
Published on August 20, 2012 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release
Down to their final 14 games of the regular season, the IronPigs (69-61) play Game Three of a four-game series against the third-place Toledo Mud Hens (53-77) at Coca-Cola Park... With a 9-4 loss last night, the Pigs have dropped to 1-1 in this series and fell back one game behind Pawtucket in the Wild Card race. Since July 6, the Pigs have gone just 18-25 in their last 43 contests -- going from a season-high 3.0-games up to a season-high 5.0-games back in the North. The Pigs must go 11-3 in their remaining games to match their 80-64 record last year... Toledo -- Detroit's top affiliate -- has now won nine of its last 12 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 Jonathan Pettibone (3-0, 2.16) will start for LHV against LHP Casey Crosby (7-6, 3.78).
First-Pitch is at 7:05 p.m.
HUNT FOR IRON SEPTEMBER:
The Pigs have 14 games remaining in the regular season, trailing SWB for the North by 5.0-games and now tied with PAW for the Wild Card... The Pigs have a 2.5-game buffer on COL, a 3.0 buffer in NOR and a 3.5-game buffer on ROC in the WC race.
* LHV Remaining G: 2 vs. TOL (53-77); 3 @ ROC (65-64); 5 vs. SWB (74-56), 1 vs. SYR (63-67), 3 vs. BUF (62-67).
* SWB Remaining G: 1 @ ROC (65-64); 2 vs. BUF (62-67); 3 @ BUF; 5 @ LHV (69-61); 4 @ PAW (70-60).
* PAW Remaining G: 1 vs. BUF (61-67); 2 vs. ROC (65-64); 4 @ CHA (76-54); 4 @ GWN (59-71); 4 vs. SWB (74-56).
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