Grand slam lifts Pigs past RailRiders

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (4-1) defeated the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (2-3) 5-4 on Monday evening at Coca-Cola Park. The IronPigs have won four consecutive games.

IronPigs outfielder Dylan Cozens didn't waste much time against the RailRiders. He hit a go-ahead grand slam off RailRiders starting pitcher Drew Hutchison (0-1) in the bottom of the second inning to give Lehigh Valley a 5-4 lead. The last IronPig to hit a grand slam was Roman Quinn on April 27, 2018 against the RailRiders.
The RailRiders began the game with a lead as they scored three runs off Drew Anderson in the top of the first inning. Lehigh Valley did answer with a run off Hutchison in the bottom of the first, a solo home run by Jan Hernandez to cut the lead to 3-1.
Billy Burns scored on an RBI groundout by Matt Lipka in the top of the second inning to give Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a 4-1 lead.
Tyler Viza pitched a scoreless fifth in relief of Anderson for his first appearance of the season. Vìctor Arano (1-0) earned the win as he struck out three batters in two innings of work. James Pazos earned his first save by following with two scoreless innings.
The Pigs still have two games remaining in their opening homestand. Tuesday will be Mr. Rogers Night as the IronPigs pay tribute to the icon. Bring your new and gently worn shoes to tomorrow's game as IronPigs Charities will host a shoe donation drive 
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.