IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

LHV Game Notes

Published on April 13, 2015 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


Fresh off 29 innings in just under 24 hours, the IronPigs (1-3) play Game 1 of a three-game series against the Syracuse Chiefs (2-2), the reigning IL North Champions... With a bizarre* 7-6 win in 16 innings yesterday, the Pigs earned their first victory of 2015 to salvage the finale of a four-game series against Pawtucket and snapped a five-game losing streak going back to last season... The Chiefs -- Washington's top affiliate -- opened with a four-game series split at Scranton/WB. After finishing the 2014 regular season with the best record in the IL (81-62), the Chiefs were swept in three games in Round 1 of the Governors' Cup Playoffs by the Wild Card, Pawtucket.

RHP Paul Clemens (6-3, 4.08 in AAA) will start for LHV against RHP Bruce Billings (5-5, 5.06 in SWB in '14).

Tonight is Charlie Manuel Bobblehead Doll Night, presented by St. Luke's University Health Network... First Pitch is at 7:05 p.m.

* Yesterday's 16-inning win over the Paw Sox may have been the craziest game in franchise history... In a nutshell, the winning pitcher, Russ Canzler, was the starting first baseman and also recorded the game-winning RBI (on a walk-off walk, of all things). The losing pitcher, Quintin Berry, was the starting center fielder who had just given Pawtucket the lead with a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the 16th inning. Berry blew the save and the victory for starting shortstop Jeff Bianchi, who scored a go-ahead run in the top of the 13th inning before he took the mound and blew a save in the bottom of the 13th - and followed up by tossing a pair of scoreless innings.

- The Pigs erased two deficits in extra innings (5-4 in 13th; 6-5 in 16th) after blowing a 4-3 lead in the 9th (Montz HR off Knigge).

- The 16-inning game tied the LHV all-time record for longest game, in terms of innings (5/18/10 vs. LOU; 7/5/14 @ ROC).

- Ironically, the last time LHV pitched a position player was 8/29/13 @ SWB (Fields) -- the last time Adam Morgan pitched prior to Sunday.

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