Pigs Fall 2-0 In Opener To Tides

The IronPigs (69-53) fell 2-0 to the Norfolk Tides (56-65) Tuesday afternoon at Harbor Park.

It was the Pigs 10^th shutout loss, and their first shutout loss to a Southern Division opponent and have now lost eight of their last 12 contests.
Former IronPigs Alec Asher was dealing for the Tides, as the right-hander picked up his third win tossing seven scoreless innings while striking out five batters.
Chris Dickerson singled home Logan Schafer to give the Tides a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning.
The Tides would add an insurance run in the bottom half of the seventh, as Chris Johnson singled home Dickerson to take a 2-0 lead.
Scott Kingery extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a two-out double in the top of the sixth inning. For Kingery, he has now hit safely in 29 of his last 30 games for the Pigs and has reached base safely in 41 of his 43 games since being called up from Reading.
J.P. Crawford nearly gave the Pigs a 2-1 lead, as the left-handed hitting shortstop just missed a two-run home run after Kingery's double, but flied out to center field.
The series now continues with game two from Harbor Park with the Norfolk Tides Wednesday. The Pigs will send right-hander Tom Eshelman (8-3 ,2.78) and the Tides will send right-hander Jayson Aquino (3-7, 4.48). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
The 2017 Season is the IronPigs 10^th Anniversary season at Coca-Cola Park and 10^th as the top affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The IronPigs are debuting the brand-new Bacon, USA, Membership Program this season -- a year-round IronPigs experience pass featuring numerous new 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 an annual holiday party, an invitation to an exclusive player and coaches photo session and more. For more information, visit ironpigsbaseball.com or call (610) 841-PIGS (7447). Memberships and group outings are on sale now.
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