IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

LHV Game Notes

Published on August 21, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


After their final day off of the regular season, the first-place IronPigs (75-51) play the opener of a three-game, road series against the Syracuse Chiefs (55-71) at NBT Bank Stadium -- where they are 4-1 this season... With a 15-6 loss in 10 innings to Indianapolis on Sunday, the Pigs have lost back-to-back games and to split the home series with the Indians and finish 3-4 on the seven-game homestand. With Scranton/WB falling to Norfolk on Sunday, the Pigs' Magic Number to clinch their first-ever North Division was trimmed to six. Lehigh Valley, which is just 5-8 in its last 13 affairs, still owns a 46-26 record since June 3 -- going from 0.5 games back to 9.0 games ahead... The Chiefs -- Washington's top affiliate -- won 5-3 in 10 innings at Columbus on Sunday to force a split of the four-tame series at Huntington Park and finish 4-3 on the West-division road trip. The Chiefs, who have won back-to-back games, are 13-8 since last at their season low-water mark of 42-63 on July 28.

RHP Drew Anderson (8-4, 3.80) will start for LHV against RHP Phillips Valdez (5-7, 2.73).

First-Pitch is at 6:35 p.m.

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