Pigs reclaim first place with 4-2 victory

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JoJo Romero (2-2) turned in his best outing of the season Thursday morning at Coca-Cola Park. He allowed just two runs (one earned) as the IronPigs (17-9) beat the Syracuse Mets (17-10) 4-2. The IronPigs snap their three-game losing streak.

Syracuse did take a 2-0 lead off Romero in the top of the third inning as Grégor Blanco scored on a fielding error by Gift Ngoepe and Rymer Liriano hit a sacrifice fly. Deivy Grullon hit an RBI single off Héctor Santiago in the bottom of the third inning to get Lehigh Valley on the scoreboard.
Damek Tomscha tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning as he belted his first home run of 2019 off Santiago. Ngoepe hit a go-ahead two-run home run off Jacob Rhame (1-1) in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Pigs took a 4-2 lead.
Seth McGarry made his Triple-A debut and pitched two scoreless innings in relief. Edgar Garcia earned the save as he retired the side in the top of the ninth inning.
The IronPigs will play in Buffalo on Friday evening against the Bisons. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. The Pigs will return home next Tuesday, May 7 for 'Kings of the North' Night. Before the evening's 7:05 p.m. first pitch against Durham, 3,000 adults (18 and older) will receive a Cole Irvin bobblehead presented by St. Luke's University Health Network. 
The 2019 IronPigs season is the team's 12th as the top affiliate for the Philadelphia Phillies and 12th at Coca-Cola Park. Follow the IronPigs on Twitter at @IronPigs and like them on Facebook via Facebook.com/LHVIronPigs.
The 2019 IronPigs season is presented by Capital BlueCross.