IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

LHV Game Notes

Published on July 9, 2014 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The IronPigs (43-48) play the finale of a four-game series against the West's first-place Indianapolis Indians (51-41) at Victory Field... With a 4-2 loss last night, the Pigs have lost three consecutive games and six straight contests with the Indians. Lehigh Valley has fallen to 1-4 on this season-long, 10-game road trip, and, since May 30, has gone just 14-23 -- falling from second place and 0.5 GB in the North to fifth place and a season-high 11.0 GB... Indianapolis -- Pittsburgh's top affiliate -- has three straight games for the first time since winning five in a row June 8-12. Prior to this series, the Indians had dropped seven of eight games. Still, they're just 5-9 since reaching their high-water mark of 14 games above .500 (46-32) on June 24. They've also gone 14-14 since the promotion of Gregory Polanco (June 10).

RHP Barry Enright (3-8, 5.22) will start against RHP Jay Jackson (5-2, 3.75).

First-Pitch is at 1:05 p.m... The Pigs next start a four-game series Thursday against Louisville (48-44), which is is 8-4 since June 26.




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