Sports stats

IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Pigs Snap Losing Streak in Extras

August 11, 2018 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The Pigs happily saw their four-game losing streak come to an end on Saturday, thanks to an extra-inning thriller in Louisville.

The 7-6 win pushes the Pigs back to ten games ahead of the IL North division, and trims the magic number for a North Division title to 12.

Lehigh Valley caught fire quickly, stringing together five consecutive hits to score three runs in the first inning against Justin Nicolino. The offense went quiet from that point, however, scattering only three singles through the next six innings.

The three-run lead was eventually lost by Harold Arauz in his Triple-A debut. Louisville cut the lead to two runs in a lengthy first inning, and chased Arauz out of the game with four-run fourth inning, including home runs from Taylor Sparks and Gabriel Guerrero. Tom Windle allowed another run in relief to cap the scoring for Louisville.

Trailing by three runs in the eighth, a pinch hit double from Danny Ortiz and a timely fielding error tied the game to take Arauz off of the hook. Following a scoreless ninth inning, the two sides moved to extra frames. Ortiz delivered again with a clutch single in the tenth to bring home the eventual game-winning run.

Cole Irvin will try to salvage the road trip for the Pigs tomorrow afternoon in the series finale. First pitch in Louisville comes at 2:00 p.m. as the Pigs will try to win the series.

Fans can see the Pigs at Coca-Cola Park again on Monday, August 13 when the Durham Bulls visit Allentown. The Phillie Phanatic will also be visiting that night. Mondays at Coca-Cola Park are TD Bank Dog Days featuring $1 Berks hot dogs and $2 domestic drafts.

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).

Check out the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Statistics



International League Stories from August 11, 2018


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Lehigh Valley IronPigs Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central