Pigs Drop Series Opener to Mud Hens, 5-1
July 20, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (42-54) dropped the series opener to the Toledo Mud Hens (42-54) by a score of 5-1 on Monday night at Coca-Cola Park.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fifth as Pigs starter Jason Berken and Mud Hens starter Tim Melville traded zeroes.
In the afore-mentioned home half of the fifth, a pair of walks and an error charged to Toledo 3B Corey Jones loaded the bases with two outs before Melville issued a walk to Cord Phelps which gave the IronPigs a 1-0 lead.
Melville (4-8) allowed the one run (none earned) on five hits while walking five and fanning four in 5.0 IP.
A four-run sixth opened up a 4-1 lead for the Mud Hens as Steven Moya delivered the big blow with a two-run shot, Alexi Casilla plated a run with an RBI double and Daniel Fields came through with an RBI single. The home run was Moya's 14th of the season.
Berken (5-7) gave up four runs (two earned) on six hits to go along with a walk and three strikeouts over six innings of work.
In the top of the ninth, Jones' RBI single extended the Toledo lead to 5-1.
Tyler Henson (3-5, 2B) and Russ Canzler (2-4) each had multi-hit nights for the Pigs.
RHP Nefi Ogando (1.0 IP, H) and LHP Cesar Jimenez (1.0 IP, H, K) each had a scoreless outing in relief for Lehigh Valley.
The series continues on Tuesday at 11:35 a.m. as LHP Anthony Vasquez (5-3, 4.32) will get the ball for the Pigs against Toledo RHP Thad Weber (6-5, 3.77).
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