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Pigs Look to Avenge Postseason Loss to RailRiders

April 10, 2017 - International League (IL1)
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The Pigs now begin a seven game road trip beginning in Moosic, PA., with the Scanton/ Wilkes-Barre Railriders Monday night at 7:05 p.m. Right-hander Mark Appel (0-0, 0.00) will make his season debut for the Pigs against Scranton's right-hander Luis Cessa (0-0, 0.00). Today's starting pitching matchup is presented by Allentown Family Foot Care, which provides the latest in medical and surgical treatments of the entire foot and ankle. Learn more at affc.com.

In a rematch of last postseason's first round series, the Pigs will seek revenge after being swept by their International League North rival Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Railriders.

RHP Mark Appel (3-3, 4.46 in 2016 with Lehigh Valley) makes his season debut in game one of the four-game set with the RailRiders. The Houston native enters the 2017 season ranked as the No. 20 prospect in the Phillies organization by both MLB Pipeline and Baseball America. Appel posted a 3-0 record with a 1.64 ERA (22.0 IP, 4 ER) in his first four starts of the season, after which he dropped three of his next four games before being placed on the disabled list on May 27, 2016. The Stanford alum would miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow on June, 29.

RHP Luis Cessa gets the ball to start game one for the RailRiders after spending most of the 2016 season with the New York Yankees. He went 4-4 with a 4.35 ERA in 17 games making nine starts for the Yankees. The Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico native went 6-3 with a 3.03 ERA with Scranton after being acquired by the Detroit Tigers on Dec. 9, 2015.

The Pigs got two in the win column on Sunday afternoon by sweeping the doubleheader from the Paw Sox with a 3-1 game one win and followed by a 5-2 victory in game two.

Game one was highlighted by the Bash Brothers Dylan Cozens and Rhys Hoskins as both notched their first homers as an IronPig. Cozens would tie the game at 1-1 as he led off the bottom of the second inning with a solo blast to right-center field. Hoskins then deposited a two-run bomb to straight away center field to give the Pigs a 3-1 go-ahead lead in the sixth that proved to be the game winner.

Jesmuel Valentin continued his torrid stretch to the beginning of his 2017 campaign, as he went 4-for-5 combined in the twin bill with a run scored and an RBI and has hit in all four games this season.

The 2017 Season is the IronPigs 10 th Anniversary season at Coca-Cola Park and 10 th 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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