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IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Pigs Fly to Second-Straight Win over Scranton

August 26, 2018 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


Lehigh Valley cruised to a 5-3 victory on Sunday over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take a lead in the four-game series two games to one. The win sets up a winner-take-all game for the 2018 IronRail Series with the series finale tomorrow.

Cole Irvin etched his name in the record books by tossing six innings and allowing only a single run. Irvin's winning performance was the 13th win of the season for the left-hander, the most in a single season in franchise history.

The offense was slow to back Cole, but eventually broke through in the fourth inning with three runs, including RBI knocks from Aaron Altherr and Zach Green.

Matt McBride padded the lead in the seventh inning with his 10th home run of the year, a solo shot to left field. McBride is the sixth Pig to smash at least 10 home runs this season, the most in a single year in franchise history. Not wanting to miss out, Dylan Cozens went yard as well in the eighth inning to push the game out of reach.

Tossing a scoreless ninth, Pedro Beato notched his 33rd save of the season, matching the single-season record he set just a year ago.

The Pigs will play their final home bame of the regular season tomorrow night as they try to win the IronRail Series. Drew Anderson will get the start for Lehigh Valley with first pitch coming at 7:05 p.m.

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, go to IronPigsBaseball.com or call (610) 841-PIGS (7447).

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