Pigs lose by one to Rochester

OFFICIAL IRONPIGS GAME RECAP – June 10, 2021

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Pigs lose by one to Rochester

Didi Gregorius went 3-for-3 with a double and a home run

(Allentown, Pa) – The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (17-16) lost 4-3 to the Rochester Red Wings (12-21) on Thursday evening at Coca-Cola Park. Didi Gregoriuswent 3-for-3 with a single, a double, and home run.

That home run by Gregorius came in the bottom of the first inning as he took Rogelio Armenteros *deep to lead off the inning. Rochester answered back in the top of the second inning as they took a 2-1 lead against *Ramon Rosso. Cody Wilson hit an RBI single to score Humberto Arteaga and Blake Swihartscored on a sacrifice fly by Armenteros.

Gregorius struck again in the bottom of the second inning when hit an RBI double against Armenteros to score Jeff Singer (1-1) and tie the game at 2-2. Rosso pitched just 1 1/3 innings before Singer logged 1 1/3 innings in relief. Brandon Snyder hit a two-run home run against Singer in the top of the third inning to give Rochester a 4-2 lead.

Bailey Falter also tossed 1 1/3 innings in relief before Ethan Evanko pitched three scoreless innings in relief. The IronPigs scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning when Nick Maton *hit an RBI double against *Bryan Bonnellto cut Rochester’s lead to 4-3.

Brady Lail and Mauricio Llovera each pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Justin Miller earned his fifth save of the season by closing out the bottom of the ninth inning. Alberto Baldonado (1-0) earned his first win of the season for Rochester.

Lehigh Valley and Rochester play at 7:05 p.m. on Friday evening at Coca-Cola Park.

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The 2021 IronPigs season is presented by _**Capital_**BlueCross.

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