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Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Pigs Close out August with Win

August 31, 2021 - International League (IL)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


(Allentown, Pa) - The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (46-55) defeated the Syracuse Mets (39-61) 5-4 on Tuesday night. C.J. Chatham hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning against Yeizo Campos (0-1) that ended up being the deciding hit for the Pigs to win the game.

David Thompson hit a two-run home run against Mark Appel in the top of the second inning to give Syracuse a 2-0 lead. It was his 11th home run of the season. Chatham followed with an RBI double against former IronPigs pitcher Vance Worley in the bottom of the third inning.

Syracuse jumped ahead 4-1 against Appel in the top of the sixth inning when Wilfredo Tovar hit a two-run single to score Khalil Lee and Thompson. Appel was removed from the game with two outs in the inning and Zach McAllister (1-0) finished the inning for Lehigh Valley.

T.J. Rivera hit a two-run home run against Worley in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut Syracuse's lead to 4-3. It was his eighth home run of the season.

Jeff Singer earned his third save of the season by pitching a scoreless inning in the top of the ninth inning.

Lehigh Valley and Syracuse play at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday night at Coca-Cola Park.

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The 2021 IronPigs season is presented by Capital BlueCross.

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