Leiter, Pigs Look To Take Series With Chiefs
The IronPigs (44-24) and Syracuse Chiefs (21-43) conclude their three-game series with the rubber match this afternoon at Coca-Cola Park. 2,000 men 18 and older will receive a Trucker Cap Giveaway! First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 p.m.
The IronPigs (44-24) and Syracuse Chiefs (21-43) conclude their three-game series with the rubber match this afternoon at Coca-Cola Park. 2,000 men 18 and older will receive a Trucker Cap Giveaway! First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 p.m.
The Pigs ended their three-game losing streak last night, and currently hold the best record in the International League.
The Pigs will send RHP
RHP Mark Leiter makes his third start and fifth overall appearance for the Pigs today. In his last outing, Leiter lasted only three innings, surrendering seven runs on 10 hits while fanning seven batters.
RHP Jaron Long makes his first start of the season for the Chiefs after being promoted from Double-A Harrisburg. Long is no stranger to the International League, however, as the right-hander pitched for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2015 and with the Chiefs in 2016.
With a 4-2 advantage in the bottom of the sixth, Williams launched a lead-off home run to give the Pigs a 5-2 advantage. The home run was Williams 12th home run since May 17, which is tied for most in all of baseball with Los Angeles Dodgers rookie
The Pigs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third as
Syracuse however answered in the top of the fourth, as
The Pigs roared back in the bottom half, rallying for a three-run inning to give the Pigs a 4-2 advantage. Back-to-back singles from
Pigs starter
Eshelman gave way to Milner in the eighth inning, as the left-hander tossed a scoreless frame to set up International League saves leader
A night after blowing his first save since April 29 and surrendering seven runs without recording an out, Beato surrendered just one hit in the final frame to preserve the IronPigs 5-2 victory. It marks the 21st save of the season for Beato, placing him in fourth place on the IronPigs single-season saves list.
The 2017 Season is the IronPigs 10th Anniversary season at Coca-Cola Park and 10th 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.