IronPigs Game Notes
Published on June 16, 2013 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release
The Pigs (35-33) play the finale of a four-game series against the fifth-place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (30-36). With a 7-0 loss last night, the Pigs fell to 5-2 on this eight-game homestand. Still, they have won six of their last eight and 11 of their last 15 contests. In addition, the Pigs have gone 19-9 in their last 28 affairs after hitting their low-water mark of 16-24 on May 16... The RailRiders -- the Yankees' top affiliate -- snapped their five-game road losing streak. The streaky RailRiders have posted just a 10-22 record since May 12, including dropping 12 of 13 from May 12-25. This span came after a 19-8 run... which followed a 1-6 start!... Following today's game, the Pigs will head west to start an eight-game road trip on Monday at red-hot Toledo (29-41) -- which has won five in a row and nine of its last 10.
LHP Tom Cochran (2-2, 5.08) will start for LHV against RHP Ivan Nova (2-0, 2.45).
Today features a Fathers Day Bucket Cap Giveaway, presented by Phoebe Ministries... First-pitch is at 1:35 p.m...
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