IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

LHV Game Notes

Published on August 20, 2015 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The 2015 IronRail Series continues as the IronPigs (55-70) play the finale of a three-game series against the first-place Scranton-WB RailRiders (70-55) at PNC Field... With a 2-1 loss last night, the Pigs have started 1-1 on this six-game, North Division road trip. The Pigs have dropped seven of their last nine contests overall and 10 of their last 12 affairs against the North Division. Still, over a longer stretch, the Pigs are 33-28 since reaching their low-water mark on June 13 (22-42)... The RailRiders -- the Yankees' top affiliate -- snapped their first three-game skid since a four-game losing streak from July 8-11. The Riders have posted a 19-8 record since July 22... The Riders most recently took a four-game, home-and-home series against the Pigs, 3-1, from July 27-30.

LHP Jesse Biddle (2-3, 5.91) will start for LHV against RHP Kyle Davies (8-7, 3.41).

First Pitch is at 7:05 p.m.

Next up for the Pigs is a three-game series at Pawtucket (48-78), which is off today after dropping a three-game home set to Syracuse, 2-1. The Paw Sox, who took 3-of-4 at LHV from August 14-16, have dropped 14 of their last 18 contests and are 10-39 since June 29.

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