Pigs Begin Road Trip Against Paw Sox
The IronPigs (45-24) and Pawtucket Red Sox (34-32) begin their four-game series tonight at McCoy Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
The IronPigs (45-24) and Pawtucket Red Sox (34-32) begin their four-game series tonight at McCoy Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
The Pigs will send RHP
RHP Mark Appel makes his 14th start for the Pigs tonight. In his last outing, the Dallas native lost his third decision of the year as he surrendered four runs on eight hits in five 2/3 innings.
RHP Shawn Haviland makes his 12th start for the Paw Sox tonight after a no decision in his last start on June 14 at Syracuse. The Middletown, CT native tossed five 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on three hits in the Paw Sox 8-7 loss.
After Pigs starter
The Pigs added a run in the fourth and fifth innings to take a commanding 4-0 lead.
Florimon then led off the fifth inning with a solo shot to right-center field to give the Pigs a 4-0 cushion.
Leiter was spot on in his first win of the season with the Pigs, tossing six scoreless innings and only allowed two second inning hits while fanning six Chiefs batters. The right-hander tossed five three-up-three-down innings, with the lone exception being the second inning.
As soon as Leiter's day was done, the Chiefs bats woke up as
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