IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

IronPigs vs. RailRiders - Game Notes - June 13, 2013

Published on June 13, 2013 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The Pigs (33-32) play Game One of a four-game series against the fourth-place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (29-34) -- with whom they now play 20.2% of their final 79 games... With a doubleheader split against Charlotte on Tuesday (W, 2-1; L, 8-4), the Pigs took the home series from the Knights, 3-1, and have now won nine of their last 11 contests. In addition, they've gone 17-8 in their last 25 affairs after hitting their low-water mark of 16-24 on May 16. The Pigs have started 3-1 on this eight-game homestand... The RailRiders -- the Yankees' top affiliate -- swept a home doubleheader from Buffalo on Tuesday to split the four-game series. The streaky RailRiders have posted just a 9-20 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!

RHP Carlos Zambrano (NR; 2-0, 0.55) will make his LHV debut in a start against RHP Brett Marshall (2-5, 7.45).

Tonight is Beach Night which features a Beach Towel Giveaway, presented by Air Products... First-pitch is set for 7:05 p.m...




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