Sports stats



IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

IronPigs Game Notes

August 30, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


Down to their final five games of the regular season, the IronPigs (74-65) play the finale of a two-game "road" series against the first-place Scranton/WB Yankees (81-58) at Coca-Cola Park... With a 5-2 win last night, the Pigs have evened the five-game, "home-and-home" series, 2-2, and remained 1.5 games behind Pawtucket in the Wild Card race. The Pigs have gone just 22-29 since July 7 -- going from a season-high 3.0 games up to a 7.0 games back in the North... Scranton -- the Yankees' top affiliate -- has still won 11 of its last 13 games and has gone 18-6 in its last 24 affairs. In fact, since the All-Star Break (July 12), the Yanks boast a 32-15 record -- going from third and 4.0 GB to first and 6.5 GA. The Yankees clinch the North with either a win or a Pawtucket loss.

LHP Mario Hollands (0-1, 10.20) will start for LHV against RHP John Maine (7-5, 5.45).

Tonight is 2013 Calendar Giveaway Night, presented by Nacci Printing... First-Pitch is at 7:05 p.m.

Check out the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Statistics

• Discuss this story on the International League message board...

International League Stories from August 30, 2012


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central