The Setup: Pigs and Bisons resume four-game set

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The Pigs and Bisons continue their weekend set tonight at 7:05 p.m.

PITCHING MATCHUP

Tom Eshelman makes his first start of the second half against Matt Tracy for Buffalo. The pitching matchup is presented by Allentown Family Foot Care, which provides the latest in medical and surgical treatments of the entire foot and ankle.
Eshelman takes the ball against Buffalo for the fourth times this season. Last time against the Bisons, Eshleman allowed just one run over five-innings but did not earn a decision. In his last five starts, Eshelman is 0-1 with a 3.68 ERA. Tracy is making his third appearance of the season in Triple-A. The 29-year-old has pitched in the IL with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Rochester prior to his time with Buffalo.

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LAST GAME

The IronPigs were held out of the hit column until the bottom of the sixth inning against Bisons starter Sean Reid-Foley. With runners on first and second, Dylan Cozens blasted a 432 feet home run to right-center field to give the IronPigs the 3-1 lead. 
The Bisons scratched across a pair of unearned runs off three Pigs errors in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game at three. The IronPigs bullpen was charged with three unearned runs, including the game-winner in the 10th. In four-innings they allowed three hits and struck out six.

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

This series marks the Bisons final trip to Coca-Cola Park this season. Overall the Pigs are 7-3 against Buffalo this season. Since 2015 the Pigs have gone 25-12 at home against Bisons.
The IronPigs have not lost a season series against the Bisons since 2015. Since to 2016, the Pigs are 27-16 against the Bisons. The all-time series with the Bisons is tied up at 86 with the Bisons win last night.

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TONIGHT AT COCA-COLA PARK

Prior to the game, 3,000 guests 18 and older will receive an umbrella courtesy The Morning Call. Be sure to stick around after the game for postgame Madonna-themed fireworks.
The 2018 Season is the IronPigs' 11th season at Coca-Cola Park and 11th as the top affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Fans can get closer to the team than ever before with a Bacon, USA membership -- a year-round IronPigs experience pass featuring numerous 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 the annual holiday party, and more. For more information, click here or call (610) 841-PIGS (7447).
The 2018 IronPigs baseball season is presented by Capital BlueCross.