IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Pigs and RailRiders Play Home Run Derby in Pigs Win

Published on May 3, 2017 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The IronPigs (13-11) and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (12-11) combined for five home runs in the Pigs 11-7 victory in front of 7,609 Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Park.

With the Pigs trailing 7-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Pigs rallied for four runs to take a 9-7 lead over the RailRiders.

Cameron Perkins led off the frame with a solo blast to right field to bring the Pigs within a run of the RailRiders as they trailed 7-6. After a Jorge Alfaro single, Dylan Cozens roped an RBI triple off the right field wall to tie the game at 7.

Rhys Hoskins then walked and Nick Williams was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Taylor Featherston . Featherston delivered as his two-run double to right-center plated Cozens and Hoskins to give the Pigs a 9-7 advantage after six innings.

The Pigs added two insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh to stretch their lead to 11-7. Logan Moore led off the frame with a single to left and he was followed by a Perkins single to put two runners on for J.P. Crawford . Crawford then bunted both runners and set up an Alfaro RBI single to plate Moore. Cozens then capped off the Pigs four-run rally with a sacrifice fly to left that scored Perkins to give the Pigs the 11-7 victory.

The Pigs battled back from a four-run deficit two times in the game. Trailing 4-0 in the bottom of the second inning after the RailRiders got a solo home run from Gary Sanchez, in the top of the first, who was rehabbing for the New York Yankees.

The RailRiders added three in the top of the second to push their lead to 4-0. Cito Culver sent a three-run home run to right to stretch the RailRiders lead to 4-0.

The Pigs put up two runs in the bottom of the second to cut the RailRiders lead in half as five walks in the inning from RailRiders starter led to the two Pigs runs. With the bases loaded, Perkins walked to score Hoskins to put the Pigs on the board as they trailed 4-1. Hoskins then extended his on base streak to 23 games with a walk earlier in the inning. The on-base streak is tied for the longest in all of Minor League Baseball.

Crawford then walked to cap of the two-run frame as he plated Valentin to inch closer as the Pigs trailed 4-2.

Sanchez struck again for the RailRiders as his RBI double in the fourth put the RailRiders up 5-2 and later added an RBI single to make it a 6-2 RailRiders advantage.

After surrendering a home run to RailRiders second baseman Billy Fleming in the top of the sixth, the Pigs then used their four-run bottom half of the frame to take a 9-7 lead.

Colton Murray came on in the fifth inning in relief of Pigs starter Mark Appel who went four innings giving up six runs on 11 hits.

Murray was sharp as he allowed just one earned run on the Fleming home run in two innings of work and rang up four strikeouts in his first win of the season.

Michael Mariot and Hoby Milner went the rest of the way with Mariot pitching the seventh and Milner the eighth and ninth innings. The duo tossed three scoreless innings and Milner allowed just one hit.

The Pigs continue their series with the RailRiders Wednesday night at Coca-Cola Park as the Pigs will send southpaw Cesar Ramos (1-0, 0.71) and the RailRiders will counter with left-hander Daniel Camarena (2-0, 1.46). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

The 2017 Season is the IronPigs 10th Anniversary season at Coca-Cola Park and 10th as the top affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The IronPigs are debuting the brand-new Bacon, USA, Membership Program this season -- a year-round IronPigs experience pass featuring numerous new amenities such as savings on parking at games and at the Majestic Clubhouse Store at Coca-Cola Park, on-field VIP access to watch batting practice, access to an annual holiday party, an invitation to an exclusive player and coaches photo session and more. For more information, visit ironpigsbaseball.com or call (610) 841-PIGS (7447). Memberships and group outings are on sale now.

The 2017 IronPigs baseball season is presented by Capital BlueCross.

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