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The Setup: Pigs open post All-Star Break against Buffalo

By Pat McCarthy
July 12, 2018

Follow @IronPigsThe Buffalo Bisons make their final trip to Coca-Cola Park beginning tonight at 7:05 p.m.


The Buffalo Bisons make their final trip to Coca-Cola Park beginning tonight at 7:05 p.m.

PITCHING MATCHUP


Jacob Waguespack starts against Sean Reid-Foley 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.
Waguespack gets the start for the IronPigs tonight against Buffalo. He is 0-5 in four starts and 10 appearances with Lehigh Valley. He has made two appearances out of the pen against the Bisons this season including four-hitless innings May 11. The number 11 prospect in the Blue Jays system, Reid-Foley makes his first career start against the Pigs. Between Double-A and Triple-A, he is 10-2 with a 3.11 ERA in 17 games started.

LAST GAME


With two outs in the ninth inning, Danny Espinosa knocked in two runs on a single to tie the game at five and send it to extras for the third straight game. Down to their final strike, and trailing 6-5 in the bottom of the 10th, leading All-Star vote-getter Joey Meneses singled off of the wall in right field to send the Pigs into the break on a four-game winning streak.
Out of the pen, Tyler Gilbert recorded a perfect four outs, while Pedro Beato tossed two innings, allowing only the free extra-innings runner to score in the tenth.

HEAD-TO-HEAD


This series marks the Bisons final trip to Coca-Cola Park this season. Overall, the Pigs are 7-2 against the Bisons this season. In seven games at Coca-Cola Park, the Pigs are 5-2 against the Bisons at home.
The IronPigs have not lost a season series against the Bisons since 2015. Since to 2016, the Pigs are 27-15 against the Bisons. Overall, the Pigs lead the all-time series 86-85 and are 52-40 at home.

TONIGHT AT COCA-COLA PARK


It's solute to Thanksgiving Night at Coca-Cola Park. The first 3,000 adults receive a Dylan Cozens Gobblehead brought to you by Jaindl Farms. The Pigs will also dawn special Thanksgiving-themed jerseys which will be auctioned off after the game.
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.

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