Kingery's Two Homer's Not Enough, Pigs Fall

The IronPigs (49-29) surrendered 20 hits, tying a franchise record, and fell14-5 to the Pawtucket Red Sox (37-38) Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Park before 7,822 fans. 

Pawtucket had four multi-run innings, scoring a pair in the second, a five-run fifth, three-run sixth and a four-run eighth inning.
Bryce Brentz hit two home runs, his first a two-run home run in the fifth inning, giving the Paw Sox a 4-1 lead at the time. Heiker Meneses then followed later in the inning with a three-run home run to cap of the five-run frame.
Brentz added his second home run in the top of the eighth inning, a two-run shot to give the Paw Sox 12-4 lead. The Paw Sox then capped off their scoring with a two-run double by Dan Butler, plating Allen Craig and Matt Dominguez to give the Paw Sox a 12-4 lead.
The Pigs then plated a run in the bottom half of the ninth as Pedro Florimón sent a RBI double to right-center field, scoring Andrew Pullin to make the final score 12-5.
Four of the Pigs five runs came by the long ball, as Scott Kingery hit two home runs in just his second career Triple-A game, and Dylan Cozens launched his league-leading 18^th homer of the season.
Kingery led off the Pigs bottom half of the first and provided instant offense, as the second baseman launched a 361 foot home run to put the Pigs on the board first.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, he struck again, this time with Pullin on base, he sent a two-run shot again to left field to narrow the deficit at the time to 7-3.
Cozens then hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning, as the Pigs trailed 10-4 after six.
The four-game series continues with game three against the Pawtucket Red Sox Wednesday night. The Pigs will send right-hander Tom Eshelman (5-2, 2.08) and the Paw Sox will send right-hander Kyle Kendrick (2-4, 6.94). 1,500 fans 12 and under will receive a Youth Fleece Blanket presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network., with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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.