IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

IronPigs vs. Mud Hens - Game Notes - June 19, 2013

Published on June 19, 2013 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The Pigs (37-34) plays Game Three a four-game series against the last-place Toledo Mud Hens (31-42) -- still the two hottest teams in the International league in June. With a 3-0 win last night, the Pigs have started 1-1 on the eight-game, West Division homestand. The Pigs have won eight of their last 11 contests and have gone 21-10 in their last 31 affairs after hitting their low-water mark of 16-24 on May 16... The Mud Hens -- Detroit's top affiliate -- had their season-high, seven-game winning streak snapped. Still, the Hens have won 11 of their last 13 games. In fact, they are 16-6 since bottoming-out at 15-36 on May 27.

RHP Ethan Martin (6-3, 5.19) will start for LHV against LHP Ramon Garcia (2-5, 5.68).

First-Pitch is at 7 p.m. at Fifth-Third Field.

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For the 3rd time in the last 5 days, LHV passed BUF and moved into 2nd place in the North last night.. LHV remains 5.5 GB of PAW in the North, but pulled to within 1.0 GB of NOR in the Wild Card race -- the closest they've been since 4/16 (0.5 GB)... They have made this move by going 21-10 since 5/17 and after falling to a season-worst 16-24 and a season-high 8.5 GB... The Pigs had also fallen to 5th as late as 5/2.

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