IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

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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