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Pigs Drop Opener in Indy

August 7, 2018 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The Indians jumped out an 8-0 lead and hung on to defeat Lehigh Valley 12-5. Joey Meneses homered for his IL leading 22nd time and is now batting .316 with 71 RBIs.

Kevin Newman went 5-5 and hit for the cycle for the Indians. Scoring a pair of runs and driving in three, Newman finished with a single, two doubles, a triple and a home run.

Cole Irvin (10-4) was tagged for six runs, five earned over five-innings. He scattered nine hits and struck out four in the outing. The IronPigs used three relievers in the game with Tyler Gilbert, Edubray Ramos and Jake Thompson all providing an inning of relief.

The big inning for the Indians came in the bottom of the sixth. Already leading 2-0, Indianapolis plated six runs in the frame to take the 8-0 lead. Irvin was lifted with no outs and the bases loaded and the Indians rattled off four straight hits to clear the bases.

The Pigs chipped away in the top of the seventh against Tyler Eppler (12-5). Meneses blasted his 22nd home run of the year for the Pigs first runs. A two-run, pinch-hit single by Danny Ortiz made it 8-3 put Lehigh Valley back in the ball game.

The IronPigs plated two more runs in the inning on RBIs by Jesmuel Valentin and Mitch Walding to make it 8-5. Five of the Pigs nine hits in the game came in the top of the seventh.

Indianapolis bounced back in the bottom of the seventh and eighth against the Pigs. Adding insurance in the seventh and pair of homers in the eighth put the game away and put Indianapolis up 12-5.

The Pigs and Indians have a quick turn around tomorrow afternoon. Drew Anderson takes the hill against Nick Kingham.

Fans can see the Pigs at Coca-Cola Park again on August 13th when the Durham Bulls visit Allentown.

The 2018 Season is the IronPigs' 11th season at Coca-Cola Park and 11th as the top affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Fans can get closer to the team than ever before with a Bacon, USA membership -- a year-round IronPigs experience pass featuring numerous 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 the annual holiday party, and more. For more information, visit IronPigsBaseball.com or call (610) 841-PIGS (7447).

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