
IronPigs Open Series with Rochester
April 16, 2016 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs will begin a two-game set with the Rochester Red Wings on Saturday night at Coca-Cola Park. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.
RHP Reinier Roibal (0-0, 6.75) draws the spot start for the Pigs in the series opener. Roibal's last outing came on Wednesday at Rochester when he gave up a run on three hits to go along with a walk and a strikeout in 1.1 IP. The Santiago, Cuba native made five starts with Reading (AA) in 2015 and allowed just one earned run over 17.1 IP in those contests.
RHP Jose Berrios will be on the bump for Rochester on Saturday night. Berrios got the win on Sunday vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after allowing just one run on three hits to go along with four walks and nine strikeouts over his five innings of work. In three starts against the Pigs in 2015, Berrios was 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA. The right-hander is ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the MIN system according to Baseball America.
IronPigs OF David Lough has hit safely in his last four games. In that time, Lough is hitting .368-0-2 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base.
The first 3,000 fans 18 and older will receive an IronPigs Knit Cap presented by Broadcom.
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