LHV Game Notes
Published on July 29, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release
The first-place IronPigs (62-40) play the finale of a three-game series against the Columbus Clippers (54-50) at Coca-Cola Park... With a doubleheader sweep last night (W, 8-5; W, 10-5), the Pigs have won three-straight games and built their lead back to a season-high 8.0 games in the North. They also cliched a series victory against Columbus and are now undefeated in their last 11 series (8-0-3). Lehigh Valley has won seven of its last eight games and 16 of its last 20 contests and owns a 35-14 record since June 3... The Clippers -- Cleveland's top affiliate -- are now 9-7 since the All-Star break, with four of the seven losses coming against the Pigs. Over a longer stretch, Columbus has gone 19-13 since June 23... The Pigs took the first meeting of the season, 2-1, in a three-game set at Huntington Park from July 16-18.
RHP Enyel De Los Santos (9-3, 1.99) will start for LHV against LHP Ryan Merritt (1-1, 5.79).
First-Pitch today is at 1:35 p.m.
Next up for the Pigs is a four-game series beginning on Monday at Buffalo, which has lost six of its last seven affairs and is just 12-25 over its last 37 contests.
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